Deputy Minister of Defence, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh has affirmed that Vietnam considers the European Union (EU) as an important partner and wishes to further develop bilateral defence ties. 

President Tran Dai Quang asserted that Vietnam always treasures and prioritises developing its comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia at a meeting with Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko in Moscow on June 28.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) attaches importance to strengthening relations with the People’s Action Party (PAP) of Singapore on the basis of ensuring national interests for the sake of peace, friendship, cooperation and development. 

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a message of congratulation to his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China (1997-2017).

President of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang and Russian leaders will discuss the two countries’ cooperation and measures to enhance ties during the Vietnamese leader’s visit from June 28 to July 1.

Vietnam wants to continue intensifying cooperation with Russia in defence-security, said National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu.

A high-ranking delegation from Hanoi led by Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang visited Canda and the US from June 11-25, aiming to open new cooperation opportunities between Hanoi and localities of the two countries.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu led an NA delegation to attend the second Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries' Parliaments (MSEAP) in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on June 27.

President Tran Dai Quang has praised the sound collaboration between the Vietnamese and Belarusian parliaments in law-making activities and at multilateral parliamentary forums.

President Tran Dai Quang has expressed his hope that Vietnam and Belarus will join hands in more investment projects covering such areas as agricultural product processing, machinery manufacturing, infrastructure construction and metro routes. 

Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang and Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko signed a joint statement on developing comprehensively and intensively the bilateral partnership, after their talks in Minsk on June 27.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has cabled a congratulatory message to the Central Committee of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) over its 66th founding anniversary (June 28, 1951).

Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lieut. Gen Nguyen Chi Vinh affirmed Vietnam’s political determination to join the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Mission at a reception in Hanoi on June 27 for a delegation from the UN Assessment and Advisory Visit (AAV). 

Vietnam and Belarus long-standing friendship, strong political trust, high determination of leaders and positive outcomes in bilateral cooperation over the past years are firm foundations to lift up bilateral ties to a new height for mutual benefit, said President Tran Dai Quang.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and Vietnamese people will always stand side by side with the fraternal Labour Party (PT) of Mexico in the common struggle for peace, stability, national independence, democracy and social progress, said a CPV official.

The Government and people of Vietnam want to strengthen and deepen traditional friendship and cooperation with the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Guyana Do Ba Khoa.

The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)’ Far East Division held a press conference and a roundtable discussion on Vietnam-Russia relations in Moscow on June 26.

VOV.VN - President Tran Dai Quang and other high-ranking Vietnamese officials arrived in Minsk on June 26 afternoon, beginning a three-day official visit to Belarus at the invitation of President Alexander Lukashenko.

National Assembly Vice Chairman Phung Quoc Hien on June 26 welcomed head of the Justice Committee of the Lao National Assembly Bouakham Thippavong. 

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has urged the Special Working Committees of the Vietnamese and Lao Governments to continue their close coordination in searching and repatriating remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives during the wars in Laos. 

Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich received outgoing Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Meirav Eilon Shahar in Hanoi on June 26, during which he affirmed that Vietnam always treasure friendship and cooperation with Israel in all fields, including defence.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception for visiting Chairman of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee, Saysomphone Phomvihane in Hanoi on June 25.

The official visit to Belarus and Russia by President Tran Dai Quang June 26- July 1 aims to implement Vietnam’s external policy of diversification, multilateralisation of relations with friends and create new momentum for cooperation.

President Tran Dai Quang left Hanoi on June 26 morning for a six-day trip to Belarus and Russia.

The friendly relations and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia have been thriving, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said in a recent interview to the press on the occasion of the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Cambodia diplomatic ties.

President Tran Dai Quang has granted an interview to press agencies of Russia and Belarus on the occasion of his upcoming official tour to the two countries, during which he stressed that potential to develop cooperation between Vietnam and the two countries has yet to be tapped fully.

Secretary of Hanoi People’s Committee Hoang Trung Hai hosted a reception for President of the National Assembly of Cambodia Samdech Heng Samrin in Hanoi on June 24.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Israeli Ambassador Meirav Eilon Shahar, who came to say good-bye at the end of her tenure, in Hanoi on June 24, during which he lauded the diplomat’s contribution to bolstering Vietnam and Israel relations.

President Tran Dai Quang on June 24 sent a message of sympathy to the President and Party General Secretary of China Xi Jinping over the serious loss of human life and property caused by landslides in China’s southwest province of Sichuan. 

The Presidents of the front organisations of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam signed a tri-lateral cooperation programme for the period 2017-2020 at their third conference held in Hanoi on June 25.