Outstanding domestic and international events on March 24

DOMESTIC

On the afternoon of March 24, at the Presidential Palace, President Luong Cuong received Mr. Kamran Bayram Aliyev, Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuracy of Azerbaijan. Pleased to welcome the Chief Prosecutor and the delegation of the Supreme People's Procuracy of Azerbaijan to visit and work in Vietnam, the President affirmed that this visit of the delegation is of great significance, contributing to further strengthening the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Azerbaijan in general and bilateral cooperation between the two countries' judicial agencies in particular.In the picture:President Luong Cuong received the Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuracy of Azerbaijan Kamran Bayram Aliyev.Photo: Lam Khanh - VNA

On the occasion of the 94th anniversary of the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 - March 26, 2025), on the afternoon of March 24, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a dialogue with Vietnamese youth in 2025 with the theme "Vietnamese youth pioneering the development of science and technology, innovation and national digital transformation". On the same morning, in Hanoi, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference on ensuring security and order to serve socio-economic development in the Northwest and surrounding areas.In the picture:Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and representatives of ministries and branches attended the dialogue with Vietnamese youth in 2025.Photo: Duong Giang - VNA

On the morning of March 24, at the National Assembly House, Politburo member, Secretary of the National Assembly Party Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man chaired the meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly Party Committee. The meeting aimed to give opinions on two contents: Draft Project to review, amend and supplement the Constitution and laws of the State to serve the organization and apparatus of the political system (according to Conclusion No. 129-KL/TW dated March 10 on the policy of amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2013 Constitution); Draft Report on the work of perfecting institutions to serve the organization and apparatus of the political system (according to the request in Document No. 13712-CV/VPTW dated March 10 of the Central Party Office).In the picture:National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man speaks.Photo: Doan Tan - VNA

On March 24, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan offered incense at the Martyrs' Temple in Xuan Loc district (Dong Nai), visited and presented gifts to Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, veterans, families with meritorious services, and worked with district leaders on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025).In the picture:Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan took a souvenir photo with leaders of Xuan Loc district and Dong Nai province at the Xuan Loc District Martyrs Temple.Photo: Sy Tuyen - VNA

On March 24, the inauguration ceremony of the “Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training Field” funded by the Office of Defense Cooperation, US Embassy in Vietnam (ODC) for the Vietnam National Mine Action Center (VNMAC) was held in Ba Vi district, Hanoi. Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, Deputy Head of the Standing Office of Steering Committee 701; Major General Lance Okamura, Deputy Commander of the US Army Pacific (USARPAC) and US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E.Knaper attended.In the picture:Delegates visited the exhibition area displaying models of bombs, mines, and explosives left over from the war.Photo: Trong Duc - VNA

On the morning of March 24, the Binh Thuan Provincial Youth Union in coordination with the Department of Education and Training organized the "Healthy Children - Stepping Up to the Youth Union" Festival, launching 5 weeks of peak competition for children nationwide to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025). More than 500 team members and students from Le Quy Don Primary, Secondary and High Schools participated.In the picture:Awarding union cards and union badges to 20 outstanding students striving to join the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.Photo: Hong Hieu - VNA

Police of Ward 11 (Vung Tau city, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province) said that on the evening of March 23, functional forces coordinated to rescue 7 fishermen on a fishing boat that sank in local waters. According to initial information, fishing boat BV. 923xx TS departed from Phuoc Tinh fishing port (Long Dat district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province). When the boat departed from the estuary, it was hit by strong waves and damaged. The captain steered the boat to the nearest shore; when it reached the coastal area of ​​Ward 11, it sank.In the picture:Scene of sunken fishing boat.Photo: VNA

INTERNATIONAL

On March 24, Russian and American delegations began closed-door talks at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss a solution to the conflict in Ukraine and the Black Sea initiative. The Russian delegation was headed by Grigory Karasin, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council (the upper house of parliament), and Sergey Beseda, adviser to the head of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). The American delegation was led by Andrew Peek, senior director at the US National Security Council, and Michael Anton, a senior official at the State Department.In the picture:(File) A grain ship moves through the Bosphorus Strait connecting to the Black Sea in Istanbul, Türkiye.Photo: THX/TTXVN

On March 24, the Constitutional Court of South Korea rejected the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo by a vote of 7-1 among eight judges, reinstating him as prime minister and acting president. The ruling came three months after the National Assembly impeached Prime Minister and acting president Han Duck-soo on charges of rebellion related to the December 3 declaration of martial law by impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol.In the picture:Acting South Korean President Han Duck-soo (R) chairs a meeting with the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Agency at the Government House in Seoul, after the Constitutional Court rejected his impeachment, March 24, 2025.Photo: YONHAP/VNA

At least one person was killed and 15 others injured on March 23 in a US airstrike on a residential building on the outskirts of Yemen’s capital Sanaa that Washington said was linked to the Houthi movement. The Houthi-controlled al-Masirah TV station reported that preliminary figures from local health authorities showed that the airstrike occurred in Asr, a western suburb of Sanaa.In the picture:Building destroyed after US airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen.Photo: THX/TTXVN