VOV.VN - Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang received visiting Minister of State of the Cambodian Ministry of the Interior Gen. Sante Chan Ean on December 14 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has suggested that ASEAN and the EU take peace as the goal, consider dialogue and cooperation as tools, uphold the rule of law, the UN Charter and common values.

Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam has expressed his belief that on the back of the Vietnam-Japan Extensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia, ties between the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and Japanese partners, especially the Japan International Cooperation Agency, will continue to grow.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam on December 14 attended a summit in Brussels, Belgium, to mark 45 years of the dialogue partnership between the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The European Union (EU) considers Vietnam one of its most important partners in the Indo-Pacific region, said Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Vice-President of the European Commission (EC).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao and Cambodian counterparts Phankham Viphavanh and Samdech Techo Hun Sen had a breakfast meeting in Belgium on December 14, the first of the trio after the COVID-19 pandemic was put under control.

VOV.VN - Vietnam considers Spain an important, potential partner in the European Union, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez Castejon during their meeting in Brussels on December 14.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea should increase media cooperation to popularize their countries’ images and contribute to strengthening cooperation between the two countries, said State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man on December 14 received a delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee of the Indonesian People’s Representative Council, led by Fadli Zon, chairman of the committee, who is in Hanoi for a working visit to Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with his Lao counterpart Phankham Viphavanh in Brussels on December 13, as part of his trip to Belgium to attend the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit.

Politburo member and Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) Nguyen Xuan Thang hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 13 for new Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya.

The Vietnamese Party, State and people appreciate its faithful relationship with fraternal Lao counterparts in the past struggle for national liberation and current national development, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed strengthening international solidarity and upholding multilateralism to promote linkages and address global challenges at the 10th ASEAN – EU business summit held in Brussels on December 13 (local time).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, during his talks in Brussels with his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo on December 13, suggested Belgium soon ratify the EU – Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) to facilitate investment cooperation between Vietnam and the EU as well as Belgium.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Brussels on December 13 for the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit and an official visit to Belgium at the invitation of President of the European Council Charles Michel and Belgian PM Alexander De Croo.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh learned about the management and development model of the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands on December 13 as part of his official visit to the Netherlands.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is not only a major bilateral partner for the EU, but is also an important partner of the bloc’s co-operation with ASEAN.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on December 12 held a ceremony in Hanoi to mark the International Human Rights Day and launch Vietnam’s universal periodical review (UPR) process for the fourth cycle.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jiri Kozak on December 12 affirmed that the Central European country supports efforts to boost ties between the Vietnamese side and the EU.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a meeting with Dutch President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives Jan Anthonie Bruijn and Vera Bergkamp, along with Queen Maxima of the Netherlands on December 12 as part of his ongoing official visit to the European nation.

Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam received a delegation of the US National League of Families of American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action (POW/MIA) in Hanoi on December 12.

VOV.VN - Vietnam expects the Netherlands will soon ratify the Vietnam - EU Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) and encourage its businesses to promote investment in Vietnam in the fields of its strength such as seaports, shipbuilding, logistics and strategic infrastructure.

Nguyen Trong Nghia, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, held talks in Hanoi on December 12 with Khamphanh Pheuyavong, head of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Commission for Propaganda and Training.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte on December 12 hosted an official welcoming ceremony for his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh who is in The Hague for an official visit to the Netherlands.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 11 met CEOs of leading Dutch businesses to push for stronger trade-investment cooperation between Vietnam and the Netherlands.

VOV.VN - Visiting the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague on December 11 evening (local time), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly appreciated the court’s role in assisting countries to peacefully settle international disputes through arbitration and international conciliation procedures.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his delegation visited Amsterdam and met with the city's Mayor Femke Halsema on December 11 as part of a broad array of activities during the official visit to the Netherlands.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai on December 9 had a working session with a delegation of ambassadors, consuls general and honorary consuls of EU member countries in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - After concluding the two-day visit to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam, beginning an official visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands at the invitation of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the European Investment Bank (EIB) on December 10 as part of his trip to Luxembourg.