President Tran Dai Quang on July 22 sent a congratulatory message to his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the country’s National Day (July 23).

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President of the Cambodian Senate Samdech Say Chhum and Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Minister of the Royal Palace Samdech Kong Som Ol on July 22 cut the ribbon to inaugurate a Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument in Preah Sihanouk province. 

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla agreed to the aim of lifting two-way trade to US$10 billion during a meeting in Jakarta on July 21. 

Cooperation between localities of Vietnam and Cambodia will help deepen ties between the two countries, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong told Governor of Preah Sihanouk province Yun Min on July 21.  

President of Argentina Mauricio Macri has lauded the growth of the Vietnamese economy in recent years, while receiving credentials from newly appointed Vietnamese Ambassador to the country Dang Xuan Dung.

Cambodia’s Rasmei Kampuchea Daily on July 20 ran an article featuring the State visit to Cambodia by Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, saying the visit will help lift bilateral relations to a new height.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on July 21 visited Most Venerable Monk Tep Vong at Unalom pagoda and Most Venerable Monk Bukri at Svay Pope pagoda in Phnom Penh as part of his ongoing State visit to Cambodia.

Secretary of the Italian Communist Party (CPI) Mauro Alboresi paid a working visit to the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on July 20.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and King Norodom Sihamoni reiterated the “good neighbours, traditional friendship, and sustainable, long-term, comprehensive cooperation” between Vietnam and Cambodia during a gala dinner hosted by the Cambodian King on July 20 evening. 

Diplomats and Vietnamese alumni of Belgian universities gathered in a friendship get-together held by the Vietnam-Belgium Friendship Association (VBFA) in Hanoi on July 20 to celebrate 186 years of Belgium’s independence (July 21, 1831).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong held a meeting in Phnom Penh on July 20 with Vice President of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and President of the Senate of Cambodia Samdech Say Chhum.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and leader of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Megawati Soekarnoputri have agreed to continue deepening ties between the two countries through high-level visits and meetings, and fostering partnership in all channels.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Tran Dac Loi, Vice Chairman of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, attended the 23rd meeting of the Sao Paulo Forum that took place in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, from July 16-20.

The visit by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong offers Vietnam and Cambodia a chance to chart a new course for their relationship, said Cambodia’s Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen at his meeting with the Vietnamese leader in Phnom Penh on July 20.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong held talks with Cambodian King Nodorom Sihamoni following an official welcoming ceremony for the Vietnamese Party leader in Phnom Penh on July 20.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong arrived in Cambodia Thursday, July 20, 2017 for a state visit as part of a push to strengthen bilateral ties between the two neighbouring Southeast Asian countries.

 The Vietnamese Embassy and Lao Embassy in China held a ceremony to mark the 55th anniversary of the two nations’ diplomatic ties and 40 years of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Bejing on July 19.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong arrived at Pochentong airport in Cambodia’s capital city Phnom Penh on July 20 morning, beginning a State-level visit to Cambodia from July 20-22 at the invitation of King Norodom Sihamoni.

The Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh, Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, begins a five-day visit to Vietnam on July 20.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong left Hanoi in the morning of July 20 for a State visit to Cambodia from July 20-22 at the invitation of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni.

Politburo member and Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education Vo Van Thuong has affirmed that the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) wants to further foster ties with the Communist Party of Italy (CPI). 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 18 received ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh and President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) Hidetoshi Nishimura, who are in Hanoi for a talk on measures to boost intra-bloc links.

 President Tran Dai Quang welcomed a visit by Lao Vice President Phankham Viphavanh to join activities celebrating the Year of Vietnam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship during a reception in Hanoi on July 18. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for visiting Vice President of Laos Phankham Viphavanh in Hanoi on July 18, vowing that Vietnam will continue helping Laos’s nation-building efforts despite dealing with various difficulties.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue discussed problems facing the ASEAN Economic Community with a delegation from the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) during a reception in Hanoi on July 18.

The upcoming visit to Cambodia by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong from July 20-22 will help elevate the bilateral traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation to a new height, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Tha​ch Du.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met on July 18 with Politburo member, standing member of the Secretariat of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, and Vice President of Laos Phankham Viphavanh in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - A grand meeting took place in Vientiane on July 18 to mark the 55th anniversary of Vietnam-Laos diplomatic ties and 40th anniversary of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty on Amity and Cooperation.

VOV.VN - The governments of Vietnam and Japan are discussing an action plan to realize the bilateral extensive strategic partnership, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a July 18 reception in Hanoi for Kawai Katsuyuki, Special Advisor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

VOV.VN - The fabric of Vietnamese society is strengthened by our enduring links with Laos, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on July 18 at a commemorative reception in Hanoi on the 55th anniversary of relations.