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Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong sent a congratulatory message on June 12 to President of the Russian Federation V. Putin on the occasion of Russia Day.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan received Vice Chairman of the Czech Parliament’s Chamber of Deputies Vojtěch Filip in Hanoi on June 10.

Representatives from many countries at the United Nations sent congratulations to Vietnam on becoming a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2020-2021 with 192 votes of the total 193 UN member countries.

The United Nations General Assembly’s 73rd session on June 7 began to cast votes to choose five non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure.

Vietnam’s participation in the United Nations’ peacekeeping missions is a humanitarian activity of great significance, affirming the country’s responsibility towards the international community.

Cambodia’s Defence Minister General Tea Banh has lashed out at Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for accusing the Vietnamese troops of invading Cambodia to topple the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979.

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck South Nias of Indonesia’s North Sumatra on June 3, said the country’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency.

The 18th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 1 saw various discussions under themes related to maritime security, national defence industry development and national defence cooperation.

Japan and the Philippines have agreed to work toward achieving a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific region by strengthening security cooperation.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs held a conference to review the implementation of Project 161 on realising goals laid out by the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community until 2025 and its activities in the south.

The Thai Ministry of Commerce is promoting the export of the country's products to secondary cities in foreign countries.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung led a Vietnamese delegation to the Joint Consultative Meeting of the bloc and ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting in Bangkok from May 28-29.