VOV.VN - Elizabeth McIninch, director of the Canada-Vietnam Trade Council and a media consultant with deep expertise in Southeast Asia, has affirmed that the nation has become a mediator between member states of ASEAN and plays a leading role in the common home of 650 million people.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s accession to ASEAN back in 1995 represents one of the most important milestones, not only in the nation’s foreign policy history since the August Revolution in 1945, but also in terms of the regional bloc’s development.

VOV.VN - During 28 years as a member of ASEAN showing a proactive, positive, and responsible spirit, Vietnam has not only seriously fulfilled its commitments and obligations as a member, but has also made important contributions to the further development and growth of the regional bloc.

VOV.VN - Representatives of two capital cities of Hanoi and Cairo on July 27 inked a friendship and cooperation agreement in the witness of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, on his official visit to Egypt.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong and his wife attended a state banquet hosted by Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter on July 26 evening (local time) as part of State visit to the European nation.

President Vo Van Thuong on July 27 held separate meetings with General Secretary of the Italian Communist Party Mauro Alboresi, Vice President of the Italian Democratic Party Chiara Gribaudo, and General Secretary of the Italian Communist Refoundation Party Maurizio Acerbo, as part of his State-level visit to the European nation.

Vietnam and Italy have issued a Joint statement on strengthening their bilateral strategic partnership on the occasion of President Vo Van Thuong’s State visit to Italy.

The Ministry of National Defence on July 27 held a ceremony to hand over the President’s decision to an officer who will take on United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) Mission in Abyei on the border of South Sudan and Sudan.

VOV.VN - Egypt is willing to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses to come and operate efficiently in the country, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly told Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang during their talks in Cairo on July 27.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received Steven Winn, senior managing executive officer of the Japanese energy company JERA in Hanoi on July 27.

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong met with President of the Italian Senate Ignazio La Russa in Rome on July 26 as part of his State visit to the European country.

VOV.VN - Japan welcomes Vietnam’s energy transition efforts and desires to work closely with the Southeast Asian nation towards realizing Japanese initiated Asia-Zero Emissions Community (AZEC) goal, said Tadashi Meadea, governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

VOV.VN - Over the past 28 years since joining ASEAN as an ‘active and responsible’ member, Vietnam has made practical contributions to a united, peaceful, stable, and developed grouping, said Veeramalla Anjaiah, a senior research fellow at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) in an interview granted to a Jakarta based VOV correspondent.

Over the past 28 years since Vietnam joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a constructive and responsible approach has consolidated Vietnam’s position in the bloc, said Dr. Nguyen Hong Hai, a lecturer of the Queensland University of Technology’s School of Justice.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Cairo hosted a ceremony on July 26 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Egypt.

Politburo member and Minister of Public Security General To Lam hosted a reception for visiting Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Maeda Tadashi, in Hanoi on July 26.

Minister of Public Security To Lam expressed his belief that relations between Vietnam and Japan will grow further in the time ahead while receiving Special Advisor of the Japan - Vietnam Friendship Alliance Takebe Tsutomu in Hanoi on July 26.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang had meetings with Speaker of the Egyptian Senate Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Razek and First Deputy Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives Ahmed Saad El-Din Mohamed Abd El-Rehim on July 26 as part of his official visit to Egypt.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong and his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella agreed upon major orientations and measures aimed at further promoting the Vietnam – Italy strategic partnership during their talks in Rome on July 26.

VOV.VN - Italian President Sergio Mattarella chaired an official welcome ceremony for Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong, who is on a state visit to Italy, at the Quirinale Palace in Rome on July 26.

VOV.VN - Austrian media has continued to report on State President Vo Van Thuong’s official visit to the Central European country that took place from July 23 to July 25.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh applauded the contributions made by Tony Blair, former UK Prime Minister, to the UK’s bilateral relations with Vietnam during his working tenure as UK PM from 1997 to 2007 and at present at a reception held on July 26 in Hanoi.

Since joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 28 years ago, Vietnam has shown itself as an active, proactive, and responsible member of the bloc, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos Thongphane Savanphet.

VOV.VN - Lao Cai has prepared the best conditions possible to welcome enterprises and investors, particularly those from India, the provincial Party Committee Secretary Dang Xuan Phong said at a recent investment, trade, and tourism promotion conference held between the province and India in New Delhi.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong on July 25 (local time) met with Vietnamese Embassy staff in Italy and Vietnamese businesses and community representatives in Rome as part of his State visit to the European country.

VOV.VN - A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation led by State President Vo Van Thuong arrived at Fiumicino International Airport in Rome, beginning a working trip to Italy and the Vatican at the invitations of Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Pope Francis.

Most of Austrian major media channels and newspapers on July 24 ran articles on the official visit by State President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse to the European nation, emphasising that the trip will enhance the countries’ long-standing and good traditional relations.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on July 25 congratulated Cambodia on successfully organizing its recent parliamentary elections for the seventh term.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Israel should increase the exchange of high-level visits to help further multifaceted cooperation between the two countries, suggested Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang while playing a courtesy visit to Israeli President Isaac Herzog on July 25.

Italian media ran many articles highlighting the State visit to Italy by Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong from July 25-27, stating that this event aims to leverage strengths and potential to promote cooperation between the two countries.