Vietnam Coast Guard ship sails to Indonesia for first 2025 visit
Vietnam Coast Guard vessel CSB 8001 set sail from Ho Chi Minh City on August 21 morning, packed with a crew led by Col. Nguyen Tran Dong, Deputy Commander of Coast Guard Region 3, for a working visit to the Indonesian coast guard force.
Vietnam Coast Guard vessel CSB 8001 departs from Ho Chi Minh City on August 21. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA)༺ - Vietnam Coast Guard vessel CSB 8001 set sail from Ho Chi Minh City on August 21 morning, packed with a crew led by Col. Nguyen Tran Dong, Deputy Commander of Coast Guard Region 3, for a visit to the Indonesian coast guard force.
The voyage, timed with the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2), is a tangible step to bring their 2021 memorandum of understanding on cooperation to life.
This is the first trip of the Vietnam Coast Guard ship to Indonesia in 2025, showing the two forces' determination and goodwill to strengthen cooperation, promote traditional friendship, and build trust. More than that, it contributes to building a sea area of peace, security, safety, cooperation and sustainable development.
The farewell ceremony for the crew before the departure (Photo: VNA)
Joint efforts between Vietnam and Indonesia’s coast guards have gained momentum in recent years, with joint patrols in adjacent waters, mutual delegation visits, alternating bilateral conferences, and combined drills for search-and-rescue and maritime incident response. A notable milestone came in October 2024, when Indonesia’s KN Pulau Dana 323 docked in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, now part of Ho Chi Minh City, for exchanges with Vietnamese officers.
Maj. Gen. Ngo Binh Minh, Commander of Coast Guard Region 3, said the mission seeks to share experience in maritime law enforcement, while advancing international cooperation, protecting environment, and maintaining peace and stability at sea.
The delegation is scheduled to pay courtesy calls to Indonesian authorities and coast guard leaders, have bilateral meetings, join sports exchanges with Indonesian officers and sailors, and visit cultural landmarks in Jakarta. A joint maritime exercise is also included..
The visit is poised to enhance the two forces’ ability to handle maritime situations and unlock new avenues for practical and effective collaboration in the future./.
Lieutenant General Le Quang Dao, Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard, expressed confidence in the Japanese official’s continued contributions to fostering the strong partnership between the two countries, particularly between the Vietnam Coast Guard and its Japanese counterpart.
The Command of Coast Guard Region 2 briefed the fishermen on the Law of the Sea of Vietnam, the Fisheries Law, and legal documents related to IUU prevention. Officers also provided guidance on identifying areas under Vietnam’s sovereignty and jurisdiction, traditional fishing grounds, warning zones, and prohibited fishing areas.
Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Gabriela Silang with a 84-member crew led by Captain Eleizer Gonzales Ibarientos is paying a courtesy visit to the central city of Da Nang from April 14 to 17.
Minister of Public Security Gen. Luong Tam Quang hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 16 for Nikolai Patrushev, Aide to the President of Russia and Chairman of the Maritime Board.
The top legislator’s attendance at AIPA-46 is made at the invitation of Speaker of the Malaysian House of Representatives Dato' Johari Bin Abdul, who is also AIPA-46 President, while his official visit is made at the invitation of President of the Malaysian Senate Dato’ Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah.
The PM highlighted focal points in the scheme - institutions and policies; management and governance; investment resources with a target of 5% of total public investment for education and 3% for higher education; teacher and talent development; student support; autonomy and innovation in educational institutions; and digital and foreign language capacity.
The Vietnamese community in Japan, now nearly 700,000 strong and the second-largest foreign community in the country, has not only integrated well into the host society but also actively maintained its cultural identity, language and traditions.
Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man's attendance at AIPA-46 shows Vietnam’s proactive, responsible participation in AIPA alongside other member parliaments, and the country’s commitment to broadening its parliamentary relations with nations beyond the region.
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has shown strong performance in its role as Vietnam’s leading external communications agency, consistently providing the international community with official information about the country, commented Secretary General of the Swiss-Viet Economic Forum (SVEF) Rachel Isenschmid.
Malaysia hopes that this visit will expand parliamentary exchanges through joint committee participation, staff-level cooperation, and shared capacity-building initiatives, said Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Dato' Tan Yang Thai.
The documents comprise Resolution No. 59-NQ/TW on international integration in the new situation, Resolution No. 70-NQ/TW on ensuring national energy security through 2030, with a vision to 2045, Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in education and training development, and Resolution No. 72-NQ/TW on some breakthrough solutions to strengthen the protection, care, and improvement of public health.
Defence Minister Gen. Phan Van Giang expressed his hope that collaboration between the Ministry of National Defence of Vietnam and the Maritime Board of Russia will continue to be strengthened on the basis of mutual benefit, in line with international law and the laws of each country.
Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Berris Ekinci affirmed Turkey’s desire to deepen cooperation with Vietnam, noting that since establishing diplomatic ties in 1978, the two countries have maintained effective collaboration in trade, investment, defence industry, culture, and tourism.
The host leader agreed with the Vietnamese diplomat’s proposals to enhance parliamentary cooperation, including promoting the activities of the parliamentary friendship groups and sharing legislative experience, considering them important drivers for bilateral ties.
PM Pham Minh Chinh underscored the importance of solidarity and unanimity between the NA and the Government in performing tasks, including the building of a legal system that promotes a law-governed socialist State of the people, by the people, and for the people.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the entire foreign affairs sector, including the diplomatic service, to continue playing a pioneering role in creating a peaceful and stable environment, and maximising external resources and favourable conditions to spur national development, particularly to achieve the development goals for 2030 and 2045.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on September 15 sent a congratulatory message to Chandrapuram Ponnusami Radhakrishnan, who took oath as Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (upper house) and Vice President of India.
Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu underscored that preparations for the first congress of the Party Committee of Central Party Agencies for the 2025–2030 tenure must be thorough and meticulous.
At AIPA-46, Vietnam will actively engage and put forward proposals and initiatives to further strengthen regional cooperation, and the role and contribution of parliamentary diplomacy, said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Anh Tuan.
