Vietnam–Yugoslavia relations were historical foreign relations between Vietnam (up to 1975 North Vietnam) and now split-up Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Two countries established formal bilateral relations in 1957.[1] Relations were predominantly positive due to positive public image of Vietnam in Yugoslavia which was result of Vietnamese resistance to foreign domination and shared membership in the Non-Aligned Movement.
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Despite developed diplomatic relations with the United States and other Western Bloc countries, Yugoslavia clearly and publicly dissociated itself from American policy in Vietnam.[2] During 1960s Yugoslav cities faced street violence and riots during which strong anti-American sentiments were expressed and calls against the Vietnam War.[3] In 1967 Yugoslavia normalized its relations with Holy See and Pope Paul VI together with President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito worked together to achieve peace in Vietnam.[4] In 1969 Yugoslav authorities established the Coordination Committee for Aid to the People of Vietnam-Indochina as a body subordinated to the Socialist Alliance of the Working People of Yugoslavia.[5] Between 18 and 24 May 1971 Nguyễn Thị Bình, minister of foreign affairs in the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam, visited Yugoslavia where she met president Tito, Mitja Ribičić, Mirko Tepavac and Gustav Vlahov during which two sides agreed to establish formal bilateral relations.[6]
Relations between Yugoslavia and Vietnam were negatively affected by the Cambodian–Vietnamese War since Belgrade believed that despite internal situation in Cambodia foreign interference was unjustified and could have led to a wider Sino-Soviet conflict.[7]
Country comparison
edit| Common name | Vietnam | Yugoslavia |
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| Official name | Socialist Republic of Vietnam | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
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| Capital | Hanoi | Belgrade |
| Largest city | Ho Chin Minh City | Belgrade |
| Government | Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic | Federal socialist republic |
| Population | 67,102,000 (1990) | 23,229,846 (1990) |
| Official languages | Vietnamese | No official language
Serbo-Croatian (de facto state-wide) Slovene (in Slovenia) and Macedonian (in Macedonia) |
| First leader | Ho Chi Minh | Josip Broz Tito |
| Last leader | Võ Chi Công | Milan Pančevski |
| Religion | State atheism | Secular state (de jure), state atheism (de facto) |
| Alliances | Comecon | Non-Aligned Movement |
See also
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edit- ^ "Vietnam values traditional ties with Serbia: PM". People's Army Newspaper. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ Helmut Sonnenfeldt (24 June 1969). "Yugoslavia:Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)" (PDF). state.gov. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Radina Vučetić (8 April 2015). "Violence against the Antiwar Demonstrations of 1965–1968 in Yugoslavia: Political Balancing between East and West". European History Quarterly. 45 (2). SAGE Publications: 255–274. doi:10.1177/0265691414568283. S2CID 146700718. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ Hrvoje Klasić (11 January 2018). "DETALJI NEOČEKIVANE SURADNJE DVIJU SUPROTSTAVLJENIH STRANA Kako su Tito i Sveta Stolica došli na ideju da zajedno pokušaju zaustaviti rat u Vijetnamu". Jutarnji list. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ Milorad Lazic (2021). "Arsenal of the Global South: Yugoslavia's Military Aid to Nonaligned Countries and Liberation Movements". Nationalities Papers. 49 (3): 428–445. doi:10.1017/nps.2020.6. S2CID 233733201.
- ^ Milutin Tomanović, ed. (1972). Hronika međunarodnih događaja 1971 [The Chronicle of International Events in 1971] (in Serbo-Croatian). Belgrade: Institute of International Politics and Economics. p. 2664.
- ^ Maja Gašpert (2018). Pol Potova Kampućija i Titova Jugoslavija Crveni Kmeri, Jugoslavija i pokret nesvrstanih zemalja (PDF) (Thesis). University of Zagreb. Retrieved 5 December 2020.