PM Phuc said Vietnam highly values South Africa’s role in regional and global issues as well as at international organisations such as the United Nations, Non-Aligned Movement, G20 and group of five major emerging national economies BRICS.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and South African Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula.

He told his guest that Vietnam has launched a project on developing ties with Middle East and African countries for the 2016 – 2025 period, in which South Africa is considered its leading partner in Africa.

The PM spoke highly of the maintenance of Vietnam-South Africa defence policy dialogue, which, he said, has contributing to the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

Praising the outcomes of the earlier talks between the two defence ministries, PM Phuc affirmed that the Vietnamese government will create favourable conditions for the development of bilateral defence relations, thereby promoting the Vietnam-South Africa partnership for cooperation and development.

Mapisa-Nqakula, for her part, said South Africa is now in the process of reform, expressing her hope that the delegation will learn from Vietnam’s socio-economic development experience during the visit.

Having informed the PM about the outcomes of her talks with Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich, she said both sides agreed to enhance cooperation in potential fields, especially in counter-terrorism and the United Nations peacekeeping mission.

The South African side shared its experience in building army medical and engineer corps forces.

The two sides explored the possibility of providing mutual support in the UN peacekeeping mission, especially in South Sudan and several African nations, and discussed ways to promote collaboration in defence industry and technology transfer, the minister added.

Vietnam makes active contributions to ASEAN Festival Day in South Africa

The ASEAN Pretoria Committee (APC) on June 30 held the ASEAN Festival Day 2019 in Pretoria, attracting the participation of tens of thousands of locals.

Vietnamese firms to introduce products at South African supermarkets

The Department of Asian-African Markets under the Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to organise a business delegation to South Africa from May 8-16 where they will introduce Vietnamese agricultural products at local supermarkets.

Morocco – Vietnam’s priority partner in North Africa

Vietnam always attaches importance to developing the friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with Africa, and Morocco is the country’s priority partner in North Africa, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has said. 

Vietnam, South Africa agree to boost comprehensive cooperation

Vietnam and South Africa have agreed to work together to bolster comprehensive cooperation at the fourth Vietnam – South Africa inter-governmental partnership forum. 

African swine fever a sustained threat to Vietnam’s pork industry

African swine fever has hit Vietnam’s $10-billion pork industry and is set to affect its future exports.

Source: VNA