The Governor of the Mexican state of Zacatecas, Alejandro Tello Cristerna, has underlined his hope to enhance all-round cooperation with Vietnamese localities, thus helping solidify the two countries’ relations.

Increasing mutual visits at all levels between Vietnam and the US illustrate growing bilateral ties, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh said on the threshold of an official visit to the US by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - On May 29, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will begin his first official visit to the US as Vietnam’s Government leader. 

The official visit from May 29-31 will be the first trip to the US by Nguyen Xuan Phuc as Prime Minister of Vietnam and also the first time a Vietnamese senior leader will meet with US President Donald Trump since the countries had new leaders.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva discussed a range of specific measures to boost relations between Vietnam and Portugal during their talks in Lisbon on May 26. 

The freshly concluded official visit to Spain by Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on the occasion of 40 years of the countries’ diplomatic relations is an important milestone in the promotion of bilateral ties in the years to come.

Portugal attaches special importance to and wishes to deepen the friendship and cooperation, including legislative ties, with Vietnam, President of the Portuguese Parliament Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues told visiting Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

President Tran Dai Quang has sent a message congratulating Hassan Rouhani on his re-election as President of Iran.

Deputy Minister of Public Security Sen. Lt. Gen. Bui Van Nam has suggested measures for ensuring international information security while attending a high-level meeting on security issues in Russia’s Tver Region on May 24-25.

Vietnam always attaches importance to and wishes to bolster the strategic cooperative partnership with the Republic of Korea, for the sake of the two people, and peace, stability, development and prosperity in the region and the world, President Tran Dai Quang said.

Vietnam and Sudan hold a lot of potential for stronger cooperation, particularly in trade, investment, agriculture, fishery, oil and gas, and telecommunications, said President Tran Dai Quang. 

The Special Envoy of the Vietnamese Prime Minister, Pham Sanh Chau, and Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada Colindres discussed measures to consolidate the two countries’ time-honoured relationship at their meeting in the Central American country on May 24.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 24 hosted a reception for Iranian Ambassador to Vietnam Saleh Adibi, during which he called on Iran to make it easy for Vietnamese firms to expand investment in the Islamic nation. 

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on May 24 received Jose General Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) Ramon Balague Cabrera who is attending the 3rd theoretical workshop with the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

Cooperation between Vietnam and Spain, on the basis of the strategic partnership towards the future set up in 2009, has developed soundly over the past years, the two countries’ top diplomats have said.

Spain regards Vietnam as an important partner in Asia-Pacific, King of Spain Felipe VI told visiting Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at a meeting in Madrid on May 23.

 The Vietnam-Spain strategic partnership has been reinforced in various fields throughout the years, from economy, trade to culture exchange and education, enhancing the friendship between their peoples. 

VOV.VN - President Tran Dai Quang on May 22 sent a congratulatory message to King Felipe VI of Spain on the 40th anniversary of the Vietnam-Spain diplomatic relations (May 23, 1977).

Vietnam’ and China’s youth organisations should enhance exchange activities and partnerships in personnel training, said Le Quoc Phong, First Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s Central Committee.

Vietnam and Indonesia should actively prepare for the 7th session of the Joint Committee on Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation to seek more ways to achieve a trade value of US$10 billion as set.

President Tran Dai Quang has expressed his appreciation for the relations between Vietnam and Canada, wishing to bolster the bilateral multi-dimensional cooperation in a more practical manner.

UK military officers have pledged to facilitate the transfer of a level-2 field hospital in South Sudan to Vietnamese control while meeting with Vietnamese officers who are visiting the UK from May 16-20.

Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court Nguyen Hoa Binh is making a visit to France between May 15 and 19 to discuss bilateral judicial ties and attend the 20th International Judicial Conference in Paris.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on May 18 hosted a reception for Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Jehanne Roccas in Hanoi. 

Vietnam always treasures the traditional relations with Canada and wants to boost multi-faceted cooperation with the North American nation for mutual benefits, making contributions to maintaining regional and global peace.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defence, hosted a reception for Senior Vice President of the US-ASEAN Business Council Michael Michalak in Hanoi on May 17.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh hailed special advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance Tsutomo Takebe for his contributions to bilateral friendship over the past two decades during a reception in Hanoi on May 16. 

Speaker of Myanmar’s Parliament and House of Nationalities Mahn Win Khaing Than wrapped up his week-long visit to Vietnam in Hanoi on May 16.

Foreign-invested enterprises, including Samsung Complex Vietnam (Samsung Vietnam) of the Republic of Korea (RoK), are an important component of Vietnam’s economy, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told Han Myoung-Sup, General Director of Samsung Vietnam at a meeting in Hanoi on May 16. 

Vietnam and China have reached important common awareness on major directions and measures to enhance mutual political trust, friendship, and cooperation as well as maintain peace and stable and healthy development of bilateral relations.