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Eurasia
24/05/2024 10:00
He pledged to seriously and fully perform the duties and powers of the president as defined by the constitution, actively fulfill the country's internal, external, defense and security tasks.
Moreover, together with the entire party, people, military and organization in the political system, he will promote the highest spirit of "self-reliance, self-confidence, self-strength, self-resilience, and national pride".
Lam, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), was appointed deputy minister of public security in August 2010 and he became minister of public security in April 2016. He is also the deputy head of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-corruption led by Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the CPV Central Committee.
Lam's election came after the resignation of former president Vo Van Thuong in March, who was only in office for one year. The government said Thuong violated party regulations and has negatively affected public perception as well as the reputation of the party and the state.
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Balázs Orbán, the Hungarian Prime Minister's Political Director spoke about the relationship between the European Union and China, Brussels' misguided strategy, the decline in European competitiveness and growth, and the golden age of Hungarian-Chinese relations at the 10th High-level Symposium of Think Tanks of China and Central and Eastern European Countries in Beijing on Friday.
The beneficiaries are mainly Central and Eastern European countries. There was an immediate increase in interest in trips to China.