Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and his wife  will pay an official visit to Vietnam from April 16-19.

The United Nations is always an important part in Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification, multilateralisation and active international integration, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

The visit of Chairwoman of the Vietnam National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan to the Czech Republic is significant to enhancing the two countries’ ties, said Vice President of the board of the Czech Chamber of Commerce Borivoj Minar.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung Dung received Irish Ambassador to Vietnam Cait Moran on April 10, noting that Ireland-funded development co-operation projects are bearing fruits, contributing to Vietnam's development.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Hungarian President Janos Ader on April 10 as part of her official visit to the European nation.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested further visits, especially high-level ones, during a reception in Hanoi on April 10 for Qatari Ambassador to Vietnam Mohamed Ismail Al Emadi.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on April 10 held a reception for President of the Hungary – Vietnam Friendship Association Botsz Laszlo during her ongoing visit to the country.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan welcomes Hungary’s policy to boost the bilateral economic cooperation, including the signing of a framework agreement on a 440 million EUR credit.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received newly-accredited Myanmar Ambassador to Vietnam Kyaw Soe Win on April 10, voicing his hope for the diplomat’s substantial contributions to the already sound relationship of the countries.

Vietnam treasures the help that the Hungarian people have extended to the Vietnamese people in their struggle for national liberation in the past and in national construction nowadays, National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said in Budapest on April 9 (local time).

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee and the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee have agreed to foster future bilateral coordination, specially in raising public awareness of the significance of the Vietnam-Laos special relations.  

Sweden considers Vietnam as an important partner in Southeast Asia and in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), State Secretary of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs Annika Soder told Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son. 

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived at Budapest International Airport in Budapest at 17:00 pm of  April 8 (local time) for an official visit to Hungary through April 11.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to creating a favourable legal environment for Swedish investors while meeting leaders of the Ericson and Sweco Groups on April 7 in Stockholm.

Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Speaker of the Swedish parliament Urban Ahlin agreed to enhance their countries’ parliamentary relations during talks in Stockholm on April 6.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chair Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has arrived at the Arlanda International Airport in Stockholm to begin an official visit at the invitation of Speaker of the Swedish Parliament (Riskdag) Urban Ahlin. 

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou valued the cooperation between the State Audit Organisation of Laos (SAL) and the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) while meeting SAV officials on April 5.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and a high-ranking delegation of the legislature left Hanoi on the morning of April 6 for official visits to Sweden, Hungary and the Czech Republic. 

Laos and Vietnam should step up their relations and cement their special solidarity in the context of unexpected and complicated global situation, General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith has said.

Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son welcomed Rudolf Huygelen, Director of the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs’ cabinet in Hanoi on April 4.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will visit the European countries of Sweden, Hungary and the Czech Republic from April 6-14, aiming to foster ties with the partners, especially in legislation.

Representatives of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) embassies in Chile hailed Vietnam’s contributions to enhancing relations between the bloc and the host country.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always considers Mongolia an important partner in its external policy and looks forward to closer ties, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at an April 4 reception in Hanoi for Mongolian Foreign Minister Tsend Munkh Orgil.

VOV.VN - On April 4, President Tran Dai Quang sent messages of condolences to his Colombian and Peruvian counterparts Juan Manual Santos Calderon and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski over the great losses of lives and property caused by recent landslides and downpours.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum is expected to gain new progress towards ensuring food security, especially when Vietnam as host country proposed three initiatives regarding this issue for the APEC Year 2017.

Vietnam strongly condemns the terror attack on the St. Petersburg subway on April 3, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

Vietnam’s National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong held bilateral talks with top legislators from Bangladesh, Fiji, and Georgia on the margins of the plenary session of the 136th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 3.

Vietnam and Mongolia should exert more efforts to increase political trust, expand economic cooperation and closely coordinate at multilateral forums, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has told his visiting Mongolian counterpart Tsend Munkh-Orgil during their talks on April 4 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Lieutenant General and Deputy Minister of Defence Phan Van Giang on April 3 hosted a reception for the visiting Chief of Army of New Zealand,Peter Kelly, in Hanoi.

The National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam received office equipment, worth 2 million Chinese yuan (nearly 290,200 USD), as a gift from the Chinese Government at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 31.