Author: Vietnam Embassy Romania Admin

​​Romanian county keen to further ties with Vietnamese localities ​Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan asked for furthering bilateral ties while receiving President of the Tulcea County Council of Romania Teodorescu Horia in the city on October 30.​ Quan said the visit would strengthen ties between Ho Chi Minh City and Tulcea county as well as Vietnam and Romania since its establishment 65 years ago. Last year, two-way trade between Ho Chi Minh City and Romania hit 39 million USD. In January-October, Ho Chi Minh City exported 13.5 million USD worth of goods to Romania, mostly coffee, pepper and vegetables while importing pharmaceutical materials, animal feed and fertilisers worth more than 7.4 million USD. The host called on Romani to appoint an honorary consular…

Centre for Indochina Studies opens in Romania Hanoi (VNA) – The Centre for Indochina Studies (CIS) has been opened in Romania recently, aiming to bolster relations among Romania and Indochina countries, including Vietnam. Participants to the event included Vietnamese Ambassador to Romania Tran Thanh Cong, Former Romanian Ambassador to Vietnam Olariu, Senator Tudor Chiuariu, Professor Liviu Muresan from the European Institute for Risk, Security and Communication Management (EURISC), among others. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Romania Tran Thanh Cong asserted Vietnam will keep a close watch and actively contribute to the development of the centre. The ambassador hoped the centre will become a venue for scholars and enterprises in the European country to share experience and ideas to promote political, economic, investment and trade exchanges among Romania and…

Embassy of Vietnam organized trade promotion in Romania​ Implementation of economic diplomacy in 2016, 31/3, in Lasy, the Embassy of Vietnam in Romania in cooperation with the Lasy Chamber of commerce industry organized trade promotion, introduce about Vietnam with the theme of "expanding the potential of economic cooperation, trade between education, investment, Vietnam-Romania" Lasi is far from Bucharest about 400km Northeast, is the center of economic, social and cultural region of Moldavia, is the symbol of the history of Romania. Speaking at the seminar, Vietnam Ambassador in Romania Tran Thanh Cong emphasized the foreign political relations between Vietnam-Romania are developing well, but economic cooperation is still quite modest when trade between the two countries in 2015 reached 180 million us dollars. The Ambassador said that basing the actual situation, the…

​Interview by H.E. Mr. Pham Gia Khiem, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs granted to Agerpres Question 1: February 2010 marks 60 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties between Romania and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and 55 years since the establishment of the respective diplomatic representative offices in Hanoi and Bucharest. How would you characterize this period in terms of the developments in the relationship between Romania and Vietnam? Answer: Vietnam and Romania have enjoyed the traditional relationship over the past 60 years. The people of Vietnam always remember and are grateful to the valuable support and assistance that the Government and people of Romania have extended to Vietnam during our struggle for national independence and development. Today, our traditional relationship is strongly developing in various areas,…

​Strengthening education cooperation with Romania The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and Romanian Ministry off National Education signed an agreement oneducation and training cooperation program for the 2013-2016 period.​ [caption id="attachment_68" align="alignnone" width="300"] The signing ceremony of the agreement oneducation and training cooperation program between Viet Nam and Romania, Ha Noi, July 19, 2013.[/caption] Under the agreement, both sides support direct cooperation betweeneducation and training establishments at all levels. The two ministries will exchange information and publications regarding the development and improvement of education models, progress of educational reform as well as the implementation of the program. Besides, the two sides will also grant the maximum of ten graduate and PhD scholarships based on the give and take policy. According to the Department of International Cooperation, Romania has trained some 3,000 Vietnamese engineers and post-graduates. Currently,…

​Vietnam is important in Romania’s external policy ​Romanian Ambassador Valeriu Arteni said Vietnam has a special place in Romania’s external policy​ He spoke at a meeting to celebrate Romania's National Day, December 1, in Ho Chi Minh city. Arteni said the Romanian government has pursued an external policy of multi-lateralization,diversification, and giving high priority to developing relationship with traditional friends, including Vietnam. He said Romania supported Vietnam's desire to enhance cooperation with the EU by signing theFree Trade Agreement and the EU-Vietnam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.​ [caption id="attachment_69" align="alignnone" width="512"] Romanian Ambassador Valeriu Arteni (photo: Hoang Anh Tuan/ Vietnam+)[/caption]