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NA vice chairman believes in closer Vietnam-RoK co-operationNational Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Yeu has expressed his belief in the further development of friendship and co-operation between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) in economics, culture, science and technology as the two share many similarities in history and culture. Mr Yeu was speaking in Hanoi on January 14 with Park Kwang Tae, visiting chairman of the RoK National Assembly's Industry and Resources Committee. He said that the RoK is one of the biggest investors in Vietnam and RoK-invested projects are operating effectively. Mr Park expressed his delight at the fine development of the Vietnam-RoK relationship. He spoke highly of Vietnam's renovation achievements and said that his delegation's visit aimed to assess Vietnam's situation, the operation of RoK enterprises in the country, and the possibilities for further bilateral co-operation. He said that both countries should co-operate for further development as Vietnam has an abundant workforce and rich natural resources, while the RoK has experience and high-tech companies. (VNA) **** Ho Chi Minh and Kaysone Phomvihane museums boost co-operationExperiences in preserving exhibits at the Ho Chi Minh Museum have been presented at an international seminar on raising museum services organised recently in Vientiane by the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum of Laos. At the seminar, Osakan Thammatheva, Politburo member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, laid stress on the significance of scientific research in disseminating the revolutionary life, cause, and ethics of President Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam and President Kaysone Phomvihane of Laos. He expressed the hope for further co-operation between the Ho Chi Minh Museum and the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum. Officials of the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum expressed their wish for assistance from the Ho Chi Minh Museum in exchanging experiences in personnel training and management. (VNA) **** Tanzania wants to develop relations with VietnamTanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa affirmed his country's determination to consolidate and expand comprehensive co-operation with Vietnam, especially in trade, agriculture and fisheries. He was talking to non-resident Vietnamese Ambassador to Tanzania Nguyen Huu Dung in Dar es Salaam on January 10 after receiving the diplomat's credentials. President Mkapa expressed his admiration for the Vietnamese people's struggle for national salvation and reunification, as well as their great achievements in the current renovation process, which, he said, helped turn Vietnam from a backward agricultural country into a nation with a growing role in Southeast Asia and the world. He emphasised that the successes gained by Vietnam in the past more than 50 years are an example to, and practical lesson for, the Tanzanian and other African people. During his stay in Tanzania, the Vietnamese ambassador paid courtesy visits to the acting foreign minister and the minister of agriculture of Tanzania. He called at a number of farming establishments and economic zones on Zanzibar island where he inquired into the possibilities for co-operation between the two countries. (VNA) **** Hanoi, Delhi to become sister cities: Delhi governorMs Senla Dexit, governor of India's capital city, Delhi, expressed her warm sentiments to the Vietnamese people and her wish that Hanoi and Delhi, sharing similarities in history and traditional culture, would become sister cities. Delhi Governor Senla Dexit was speaking at a meeting organised in New Delhi last weekend to welcome the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-India diplomatic relations. Addressing the meeting, Brakat Karad, Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (CPM-Marxist), spoke highly of the traditional friendship between the two countries, and affirmed that Vietnam holds an important role in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and has solidly co-operative relations with India. Vietnamese Ambassador to India Pham Sy Tam highlighted the role of the two countries' friendship organizations and expressed his wish that these organizations would make worthy contributions to further cementing the solidarity and friendship between Vietnam and India. Also on this occasion, a Vietnamese film making group of Vietnam Television has come to India at the invitation of India's Foreign Ministry to produce a film entitled "India-on the way to development". (VNA) **** Government�s working mission works in Lam Dong A government�s working mission led by Minister of Health Do Nguyen Phuong, spent two days working in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong to review the local authorities� settlement of the people�s complaints and denunciations. Members of the delegation heard the reports by provincial People�s Committee leaders and functional agencies on the settlement of the local people�s complaints and denunciations as asked by an earlier interdisciplinary mission; the implementation of conclusions and proposals by central ministries and branches on complaints and denunciations by local people; the implementation of the prime minister�s instructions in settlement of complaints and denunciations; and complaints and denunciations of the local people in 2001. After analysing and assessing the implementation of the complaints, Minister Do Nguyen Phuong concluded that Lam Dong has seriously carried out the instructions by the prime minister and the requests by ministries and branches. This is even through the number of complaints and denunciations in the province is high and there are many problems that need to being resolved. The province has basically addressed some key issues and complaints that are complicated, with many people involved and those relating to religion. The minister asked Lam Dong to pay more attention to those issues. Minister Do Nguyen Phuong also asked other central functional bodies involved to participate in the settlement of some issues that are too complicated for Lam Dong to deal with alone. **** Vietnam attends Asian-Pacific parliamentary forumDo Van Tai, member of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee and chairman of the NA's Committee for External Relations, attended the 10th meeting of the Asian-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) in Honolulu, US Hawaii, from January 6-9. He joined representatives of the 24 APPF member countries in discussing 31 topics on the fight against terrorism, economy and trade; political and security issues; environment; information technology and education; development co-operation and APPF co-operation. Mr Tai delivered a report on political situation and security in the region on the basis of the results of the eighth meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF-8) held in Hanoi in July of 2001 with Vietnam holding the presidency. He stressed that the ARF members were unanimous in recommending that the ARF continued making progress and playing an important role in maintaining peace and stability in the region, as well as contributing to promoting negotiations and co-operation in solving political and security issues in the Asia-Pacific region. (VNA) _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
