Hanoi, Nov. 11 -- Vietnam treasures its relations with South Pacific countries, including the Solomon Islands, a nation with an important geostrategic position and abundant maritime resources, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung said at his talks with Solomon Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Peter Shanel Agovaka, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from November 11-13.

Trung commended the Solomon Islands' open foreign policy of "befriending all countries" and expressed gratitude for its support of Vietnam's candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2026-2028 term, as well as its delegation's participation in the signing ceremony of the UN Convention against Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention)....