PM hosts director of Harvard University's Vietnam Programme
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for Thomas Vallely, Director of the Vietnam Program at Harvard University and experts from Fulbright University Vietnam on March 18.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) hosts Thomas Vallely, Director of the Vietnam Program at Harvard University (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for Thomas Vallely, Director of the Vietnam Program at Harvard University and experts from Fulbright University Vietnam on March 18.
The PM highly valued contributions by Vallely in the formation of Fulbright University Vietnam. He said that the Vietnamese Government will continue to create favourable conditions for the university to continue to develop and become one of the high-quality human resources training facilities in Vietnam.
Currently, Vietnam is strengthening measures and policies to speed up socio-economic recovery and development and prioritising the building of mechanisms and policies to lay foundation for long-term and sustainable growth, he said, stressing that the country considers the people the core, the subject, the major resources for and the target of development.
At the same time, the country defines the effective implementation of education-training policies and science-technology as the leading strategy and the key motivation for national development, he said.
The PM highlighted goals of the socio-economic recovery and development programme. He said that in order to realise the development goals, the Government places importance to enhancing dialouges and policy consultations on economic development with world leading research centres.
The PM spoke highly of Vallely’s proposal on coordination between Havard University, Fulbright University Vietnam and Vietnamese Government agencies to organise the Vietnam Executive Leadership Programme (VELP) to discuss socio-economic issues in Vietnam.
He suggested a number of discussion contents for the programme, including green growth, sustainable energy development, solutions to complete socialist-oriented market institutions, innovation and public-private partnership to mobilise resources for national development.
For his part, Vallely thanked the Vietnamese Government for facilitating Fulbright University Vietnam’s operation, affirming that in the time to come, the university will work harder to enhance its training efficiency to become a high-quality training centre in Vietnam as well as in the region.
He noted that Havard University and Fulbright University have worked with Vietnamese agencies to organise seven editions of the VELP. He expressed his hope that another edition will be held in 2022, with focus on priorities in Vietnam's socio-economic development.
Vallely lauded Vietnam's goals and strong commitments at the COP26, and affirmed his support to Vietnam during the realisation of solutions to climate change response and green growth promotion, thus turning the country into a model inspiring other developing countries in the field./.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc spoke highly of the Vietnam Executive Leadership Programme, a collaborative initiative between the Vietnamese Government, the UNDP and the Vietnam Programme at the Harvard Kennedy School.
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At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
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The ASEAN flag-hoisting ceremony is observed by the 10 ASEAN member countries on August 8 every year, aiming to spread and promote the ASEAN identity and affirm the determination to unite and cooperate for the common aspiration of long-term peace and prosperity of Southeast Asian countries under the common roof of the ASEAN Community.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Cuong highlighted ASEAN’s nearly six decades of development, during which the region transformed from division to harmony, from confrontation to cooperation, and from poverty to dynamic growth, becoming a global bright spot for regional cooperation.
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At their meeting, which took place in the Angolan capital of Luanda on August 7 as part of State President Luong Cuong’s ongoing state visit to the African nation, the two officials also agreed to make full use of existing cooperation mechanisms, particularly the Vietnam – Angola Intergovernmental Committee, and step up exchanges of delegations at all levels.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) hosts Thomas Vallely, Director of the Vietnam Program at Harvard University (Photo: VNA) 
