International Cooperation

Peruvian President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra hosted a solemn welcome ceremony for State President Luong Cuong and a high-ranking delegation from Vietnam at the Government Palace (Casa de Pizarro) in Lima on November 13 afternoon (local time).

State President Luong Cuong had a meeting with President of the Supreme Court of Peru Javier Arévalo Vela in Lima on November 13 morning (local time), within the framework of his official visit to the South American country.

This was the sentiment shared by Mr. Pham Thanh Kien, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council and Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam - U.S. Friendship Association, at a gathering commemorating one year of the Vietnam-U.S. Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (September 10, 2023 - 2024).

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man received outgoing Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolas Hernandez Guillen in Hanoi on November 13, lauding the diplomat’s considerable contributions to political, socio-economic, and cultural ties between the two countries.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Defence hosted a solemn ceremony in Chile’s capital city of Santiago on the evening of November 11 (local time) to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and the 35th anniversary of the All-People’s National Defence Day (December 22, 1989-2024).

State President Luong Cuong and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam on November 12 afternoon (local time) visited and worked with Viettel Peru S.A.C (Bitel) – a joint venture of the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) in Peru, as part of their official visit to in the Latin American country.

Sweden is willing to further strengthen its collaboration with Vietnam, affirmed Speaker of the Riksdag (parliament) Andreas Norlén when receiving State Vice President of Vietnam Vo Thi Anh Xuan in Stockholm on November 12.

State President Luong Cuong and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima on November 12 afternoon (local time), beginning their official visit to Peru and attendance at the 2024 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week (AELW) at the invitation of Peruvian President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra.

State President of Vietnam Luong Cuong visited and delivered a policy speech at the University of Chile in Santiago on November 12 morning (local time) as part of his official visit to the Latin American nation.

On November 11, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, Vo Van Hoan, met with Mr. Komura Masahiko, former Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party, former Foreign Minister of Japan, and President of the Public Interest Incorporated Nippon Budokan, during his visit to the city.

On November 11, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan met with a delegation from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the World Bank (WB), led by SECO Program Director Sybilly Bachmann. The meeting aimed to discuss collaborative efforts to support Ho Chi Minh City’s sustainable development based on green growth.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam talked over the phone with President-elect of the US Donald Trump on November 11 evening.

State President of Vietnam Luong Cuong had a meeting with Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile Karol Cariola, who is also head of the Chile - Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group, in Santiago de Chile on November 11.

Vietnam and Chile on November 11 issued a 14-point joint statement on President Luong Cuong’s official visit to the South American country from November 9-11 at the invitation of Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font.

State President Luong Cuong met with prominent business executives from the Promotion Society Fabril (SOFOFA) in Santiago de Chile on November 11, as part of his official visit to Chile starting on November 9.

State President Luong Cuong met President of the Chilean Senate José Garcia Ruminot in Santiago on November 11 morning (local time) as part of the Vietnamese leader’s ongoing official visit to Chile.

Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong and President of Chile Gabriel Boric Font discussed measures to enhance the relationship between the two countries, making it more intensive, substantive, and pragmatic, towards advancing it to a higher level, during their talks in Santiago de Chile on November 11 morning (local time).

The Lao Student Dormitory in Ho Chi Minh City recently collaborated with the Youth Union of Pham Ngoc Thach Medical University, the Preparatory University, and Nguyen Tat Thanh University to organize a program aimed at supporting Lao and Cambodian students with effective study methods for university in 2024.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his pleasure at the strong development of Vietnam's cooperation with the United Nations (UN), and thanked the UN for its valuable support throughout Vietnam's development journey, especially in the period of being under embargo, international integration, the implementation of international commitments, climate change response, and settlement of disaster consequences.

State President Luong Cuong on November 10 evening (local time) visited the home of late Chilean President Salvador Allende, a great friend of President Ho Chi Minh and the Vietnamese people as part of his official visit to Chile.

State President Luong Cuong received President of the Socialist Party of Chile Paulina Vodanovic in Santiago on November 10 (local time) during his ongoing official visit to Chile.

State President Luong Cuong and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam on November 10 morning (local time) visited and laid a wreath at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh in a park named after the late leader in Santiago, as part of their official visit to Chile.

A delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), led by General Secretary of its Central Committee Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, is paying a working visit to India from November 7-11 to bolster the traditional friendship and multifaceted collaboration between the two nations.

State President Luong Cuong and high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at the Arturo M. Benitez International Airport in Santiago on November 9 afternoon (local time), beginning their official visit to Chile at the invitation of Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on November 8 sent a congratulatory message to the Central Committee of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of Cambodia's Independence Day (November 9, 1953 - 2024).

State President Luong Cuong and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on November 8 evening to pay an official visit to Chile from November 9 – 12; and make an official visit to Peru and attend the 2024 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Lima from November 12 – 16.

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the Defence Attaché Office and the Australian Embassy in Vietnam on November 8 jointly held an experience sharing session on the theme of women, peace and security in United Nations peacekeeping operations.

Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong and Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith held online talks on November 8 to discuss the current situation of the two countries and the bilateral relationship.

Since 2023, the Can Tho City People's Committee has approved 24 aid packages, programs and projects, including both project and non-project activities funded by foreign organizations, individuals and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), totaling over USD2.8 million.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a Vietnam - China business seminar in Chongqing city on November 8, saying bilateral cooperation potential remains huge and the two countries’ businesses should enhance partnerships in the spirit of harmonising interests and sharing risks.