President of the Senate of the Republic of Haiti Youri Latortue and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on June 17, beginning a six-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan met with visiting Chairman of the Cuban National Assembly Esteban Lazo Hernandez on June 16.

The 9th Vietnam-Russia Strategic Dialogue on Diplomacy-Defence-Security and the political consultation at deputy minister level between Vietnam and Russia took place in Hanoi on June 14 under the chair of Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his Russian counterpart Igor Morgulov.

The fourth Vietnam-China border defence friendship exchange programme will be held in the northern bordering province of Lai Chau and Yunnan province of China from June 20-22, Major General Nguyen Dai Hoi, deputy head of the Defence Ministry’s Department for Foreign Affairs said on June 13.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 13 for Geetesh Sharma, President of the India-Vietnam Solidarity Committee in India’s West Bengal.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said the Parties of Vietnam and Cuba should exert all-out efforts to foster the long-standing and model fraternity between the two countries amidst the complicated developments in the international situation. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on Vietnam and Cuba to boost cooperation in such potential fields as agriculture, biotechnology, construction, infrastructure, and telecommunication while receiving Chairman of the Cuban National Assembly Esteban Lazo Hernandez in Hanoi on June 12.

The ongoing visit to Vietnam by a delegation of the India-Vietnam Solidarity Committee of West Bengal state contributes to consolidating the friendship, solidarity and people-to people diplomacy between Vietnam and India.

Russia pays special attention to the development of comprehensive strategic partnership with Vietnam, its long-standing and reliable friend in the region, according to Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin V. Vnukov.

Chairman of the Cuban National Assembly Esteban Lazo Hernandez began his eight-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on June 11. 

The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by Chairman of the Cuban National Assembly Esteban Lazo Hernandez from June 11-18 demonstrates the desire of the two countries to enhance their special traditional relations, solidarity and comprehensive cooperation.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Japan from June 4-8 has contributed to consolidating the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership, said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung. 

President Tran Dai Quang on June 7 sent a message of congratulations to Queen Elizabeth II on the National Day of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK).

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue lauded the ongoing Vietnam visit by President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman as a contributor to fostering the bilateral friendship and economic, trade and investment ties during a meeting with the President in Hanoi on June 7. 

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has highlighted the Vietnam visit by Czech President Milos Zeman as a contribution to traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and the Czech Republic. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on member groups of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) to expand their investment in Vietnam through public-private partnership (PPP) projects, expecting that Japan will lead in executing the PPP form in the country. 

Media outlets in the Czech Republic have focused on the state visit of President Milos Zeman to Vietnam from June 5-8.

The ongoing visit to Cuba by a high-level Vietnamese military delegation from June 1-7 is a chance for the two countries to strengthen ties in various fields, including defence.

The Vietnamese Government and people always give top priority to cooperative relations with Japan and will do their best to elevate the ties to new heights for interests of the two countries’ people, for peace and prosperity in the region and in the world, said PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

Vietnam and Japan will exchange experience in UN peacekeeping activities and join hands to handle post-war consequences as well as promote cyberspace and maritime security.

The visit of Czech President Milos Zeman to Vietnam is one of his most important overseas trips in 2017, as the country is a key partner of the Czech Republic in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam has an important position in the external policy of the Czech Republic in Southeast Asia, particularly in economic diplomacy, a Czech official has said.

A seminar was held in Phan Thiet city, the south central province of Binh Thuan, to look into the five and a half decades of the special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is attending the 23rd International Conference on the Future of Asia held in Tokyo, Japan, on June 5-6.

The Czech newswire Euro.cz has underscored the importance of a meeting between President Milos Zeman and President Tran Dai Quang during his upcoming Vietnam visit from June 5-8. 

President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman will pay a State visit to Vietnam from June 6-8 under the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang.

The Japan Times has covered the Japan visit by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from June 6-8, saying that it will be the largest Vietnamese delegation to the country comprising ministers, deputy ministers, lawmakers, municipal and provincial leaders and more than 100 businesspeople.

Vietnam always treasures its traditional friendship and cooperation with African nations, including Namibia, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Namibia Vu Van Dung when presenting his letter of credential to Namibian President Hage Geingob in Windhoek.

Joint efforts of all countries are essential in order to address newly-emerged security challenges facing the region, said Major General Vu Tien Trong, head of the Institute of International Defence Relations under the Ministry of Defence. 

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received on June 3 Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Robert Kalinak in Hanoi.