International Cooperation

Vietnam always treasures and gives the highest priority to its special relationship with Laos, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said while receiving Lao Vice President Pany Yathotou in Hanoi on April 28.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio will pay an official visit to Vietnam this weekend, at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Hanoi and Phnom Penh leaders agreed to maintain the traditional relations and seek new cooperation directions; and focus on exploiting the advantages of the cultural heritage and long history of the two cities to attract more and more tourists from each country to visit, especially when the COVID-19 pandemic ends and the economy recovers.

Netherlands Vice Minister for Foreign Economic Relations Hanneke Schuiling has spoken highly of Ho Chi Minh City’s development potential, adding that Dutch businesses highly appreciate cooperation between the Netherlands and Vietnam in general, including Ho Chi Minh City, especially in climate change and agricultural production.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and her Lao counterpart Pany Yathotou compared notes on cooperation between Vietnam and Laos during talks in Hanoi on April 26.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An positively assessed the relationship between Vietnam and the Netherlands, especially in the field of trade and investment, during a meeting with the Deputy Minister in charge of External Economic Affairs of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Haneke Schuiling, on April 25.

Leaders of the Lao Party and State highly appreciated the significance and importance of the visit of the Party Central Committee (PCC) Commission on Popularization and Education’s delegation, which they said contributed to further deepening the special solidarity between Laos and Vietnam.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 25 sent their congratulations to Emmanuel Macron over his re-election as President of France.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong highly valued the recent progress in the Vietnam - US relations while receiving new US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper in Hanoi on April 25.

On April 24, the Union of Friendship Organizations of Vinh Phuc Province in collaboration with the Province’s Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Association held a meeting with Cambodian students in a program on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Cambodia (June 24).

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang and his Chinese counterpart Sen. Lieut. Gen. Wei Fenghe on April 23 co-chaired activities of the seventh Vietnam-China Border Defence Friendship Exchange in Quang Hoa district of Vietnam’s Cao Bang province and Longzhou county of China’s Guangxi province.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on April 22 received Monsignor Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski, Undersecretary for the Holy See’s Relations with States, who is on a visit to Vietnam to co-chair the 9th round meeting of the two sides’ joint working group.

On April 21, Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi City Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung received Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Chay Navuth, during which he highlighted the long-term traditional relationship between Vietnam and Cambodia.

Vice Chairman of the Thua Thien Hue Provincial People's Committee Phan Quy Phuong has affirmed that Japan is an important partner of Thua Thien Hue province, and that the province wishes to continue to cooperate more comprehensively with Japanese partners.

Ho Chi Minh City wishes to cooperate with Thailand on agricultural development and high technology; while promoting cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and Thai localities, including Bangkok.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi expressed their delight at the recent strides in the strategic partnership between the two countries during their phone talks on April 20.

During his reception for Iranian Ambassador to Vietnam Ali Akbar Nazari on April 19, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai confirmed that the city is willing to create favorable conditions and support Iranian businesses to invest in the city.

National Assembly Secretary General and Chairman of the NA Office Bui Van Cuong had a meeting with Secretary General of the Indian Lok Sabha (lower house) Utpal Kumar Singh in Hanoi on April 19 within the framework of the official visit to Vietnam by Speaker of the Lok Sabha Om Birla.

Vietnam and India established their diplomatic relations in 1972 and upgraded the ties to comprehensive strategic partnership in September 2016. They are working to implement an action programme materialising the partnership for 2021-2023. They always support each other and regularly exchange delegation across all levels, particularly high-level ones.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with visiting Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha (the lower house) Om Birla in Hanoi on April 19 following an official welcoming ceremony for the guest.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested the Indian side create maximum conditions for bilateral trade, especially for Vietnam’s electronic products, textiles, and farm produce to enter India during his meeting on April 19 with visiting Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha (the lower house) Om Birla.

Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha Om Birla and his entourage arrived in Hanoi at noon on April 19, starting their three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

On the occasion of the traditional Bunpimay Tet of the Lao peoples in 2022, different organizations in Nghe An Province, in collaboration with the Nghe An Pedagogical College, organized an exchange between the college’s students with Lao students.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) has just organized the international friendship exchange 2022 program for diplomatic delegations, international organizations, foreign NGOs and VUFO member organizations at the Tan Trao Special National Historic Site, Tuyen Quang Province.

Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha Om Birla will pay an official visit to Vietnam from April 19-21, according to the National Assembly’s Foreign Relations Committee.

Foreign minister Bui Thanh Son and his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei discussed bilateral relations in the context of the two countries celebrating 30 years of diplomatic ties during their phone talks on April 15.

Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang said his belief that the Vietnam-France defence ties will further develop in the time ahead, during his reception for Alice Guitton, Director General for International Relations and Strategy at the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, in Hanoi on April 15.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong has sent a letter of congratulations to Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary and head of the Hungarian Civic Alliance (FIDESZ).

Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung on April 13 received Cuban Ambassador Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén.

Ambassador Luong Quoc Huy on April 12 had a meeting with Mr. Kamal Sajjadi, President of the Iran-Vietnam Friendship Association, to discuss the possibility of cooperation between the two sides in order to promote bilateral relations in the coming time.