National Assembly adopts Law on Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations
The Law on Participation in United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Operations establishes the fundamental principles, roles, functions, and operational framework for Vietnam’s engagement in the UN peacekeeping missions.
Vietnamese peacekeeping forces demonstrate the country's role and position in the international community. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam's National Assembly on June 26 afternoon approved the Law on Participation in United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Operations, with all 445 deputies present voting in favour.
The law, comprised of five chapters and 27 articles, will take effect on January 1, 2026.
It establishes the fundamental principles, roles, functions, and operational framework for Vietnam’s engagement in the UN peacekeeping missions. It also outlines detailed provisions for force deployment, international cooperation, resource allocation, and the responsibilities of multiple agencies, organisations, and individuals in the work.
Vietnamese peacekeeping forces are defined as State-authorised contingents participating in UN peacekeeping operations to demonstrate the country's role and responsibility in the international community while enhancing the nation's global standing and prestige.
The law mandates that the forces are in charge of maintaining and protecting regional and global peace through the country’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, cooperation, and development, as well as multilateralisation and diversification of international relations.
The legislation also includes strict prohibitions against abusing participation in UN peacekeeping forces for illegal activities that could harm the State’s interests or violate the legitimate rights of organisations and individuals. It forbids corruption, bribery, coercion, and any form of discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, race, nationality, religion, education level, or cultural background within peacekeeping operations. Additional banned activities include disseminating false information, leaking the State’s secrets or the UN’s confidential materials, and other behaviours that violate Vietnamese law or UN regulations during peacekeeping missions.
Also at the afternoon session, lawmakers deliberated the draft Law on Transfer of Sentenced Persons./.
According to the resolution, Nguyen Thi Thanh, a member of the Party Central Committee and Vice Chairwoman of the NA, was appointed Standing Vice President of the council and head of its personnel sub-committee.
Based on the developments of disasters, epidemics, national defence and security conditions, and public order and safety, and upon proposals from relevant ministries or provincial-level People’s Committee chairpersons, the Prime Minister may request the NA Standing Committee to declare a state of emergency, according to a draft law.
The new Law on Teachers will help attract and retain qualified educators, especially in the most disadvantaged and remote areas where access to quality education is most critical. Just as importantly, it helps create an enabling environment where teachers can be motivated, continue to learn, transform themselves, and lead as lifelong learners and agents of change.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 26 visited the Memorial Hall of the first National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Pudong district, a development model in the new era of Shanghai as well as China.
The resolution on tuition exemption and support in the national education system was approved with 440 out of 441 deputies present voting in favour. It takes effect from the date of its adoption and will be applied starting from the 2025–2026 academic year.
An official of HCM City attributed achievements of the two countries' relations to not only efforts by both countries' governments but also perservering support from people's organisations, businesses, and dedicated individuals.
The two sides committed to adopting breakthrough measures to broaden the scope of cooperation and further boost trade turnover in a more balanced and mutually beneficial manner, towards better responding to fluctuations in global trade and contributing to ensuring a stable and sustainable supply chain.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed the city enhance exchanges with Vietnamese localities, particularly Ho Chi Minh City. He called for deeper, result-oriented cooperation in trade, investment, and strategic development — especially in sectors where Shanghai has strengths and Vietnam has demand, such as transport infrastructure, smart and green cities, and innovation.
President Luong Cuong appreciated the ambassadors' contributions to Vietnam's relations with their countries and called for continued efforts to help advance those ties.
PM Pham Minh Chinh called on the SSE and the Shanghai IFC to share their expertise with and provide technical support for relevant Vietnamese ministries and agencies during the process of building Vietnam’s own international financial centre.
PM Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his confidence that Asia has all the necessary foundations to continue rising, asserting its role as a pillar and driving force of the global economy.
In his closing speech at the 10th plenum of the Party Central Committee in September 2024, Party General Secretary Lam declared: “With the position and strength accumulated over 40 years of renewal, and with the unity of the entire Party, people, and army, alongside new opportunities under the sound Party leadership, we now possess the essential conditions to enter a new era."
Since the signing of the Vietnam-Cambodia trade and economic cooperation agreement, trade and investment ties have seen remarkable growth, substantially contributing to each country's socio-economic development and facilitating collaboration in various spheres, said Ambassador Nguyen Minh Vu.
Representatives of the overseas community and students expressed their gratitude for the Party and State’s support, their delight at growing Vietnam–China ties, and their commitment to preserving the Vietnamese identities abroad.
PM Pham Minh Chinh reiterated Vietnam’s readiness to continue dispatching agricultural experts to support Senegal’s food security through increasingly effective and innovative methods.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man expressed confidence that the legislature will soon apply AI and digital transformation more broadly, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of its legislative, supreme supervision, and decision-making functions on critical national matters.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President and CEO of the World Economic Forum Borge Brende discussed Vietnam’s new development vision and its experience in building an independent, self-reliant and globally-integrated economy, and navigating global instability through proactive diplomacy.
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Interim Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), and Borge Brende, WEF President and CEO, commended Vietnam’s flexible and effective economic governance and its strong economic performance.
The two PMs agreed on measures to strengthen bilateral relations in the future, especially the prompt signing of an action plan for implementing the countries' comprehensive strategic partnership, and the launch of upgraded VSIPs to include hi-tech parks, urban areas, and commercial zones.
