14 heads of state who jointly represented half of the world’s population gathered in Samarkand. The Samarkand Summit has already been called historical as its decisions and outcomes became the game-changer for the whole Eurasian continent.
Supported by Eurojust and Europol, judicial and law enforcement authorities in Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy and the United States dismantled a criminal network involved in migrant smuggling, document fraud and money laundering.
The 22nd summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will be held on September 15-16 this year in Samarkand, and will be the largest diplomatic event of the year in the Central Asian region.
The Embassy of Vietnam in the Netherlands recently participated in the Embassy Festival held in The Hague. The festival, organized by Prooost and the city government of The Hague, featured cultural performances and exhibits from nearly 50 embassies. Vietnam's pavilion was located alongside four other ASEAN countries, highlighting the unity of the region. The festival attracted a large number of visitors, including the Mayor of The Hague, who visited the ASEAN culture and cuisine corner. The Vietnamese Embassy showcased traditional dishes and agricultural products, with Vietnamese coffee being a particular highlight. Vietnamese students in the Netherlands also performed a Silk Fan Dance, which received a positive response from the audience.
Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Holy See’s strained relations with China are the backdrop to Pope Francis’ visit this week to the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan.
Once again Pope Francis is visiting Kazakhstan. Why? Two main reasons are mentioned here; first attending the Congress Leaders of the World Religions and secondly, meeting with the Russian Orthodox leader, Patriarch Kirill.
President Mirziyoyev talks about the modern system of international cooperation, which is in a deep crisis of trust at the global level, provoking a geopolitical confrontation and the risk of reviving the bloc thinking stereotypes.
