The Netherlands wishes to expand relations with Vietnam, including cooperation in peacekeeping activities between the two countries’ armies, said Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Nienke Trooster. 

Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Thanh has hailed the European Police Office (EUROPOL) as the Ministry of Public Security’s important international partner in the fight against crimes.

VOV.VN - President of Israel Reuven Ruvi Rivlin and his spouse will pay a State visit to Vietnam from March 19-25 at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang,according to the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Greece’s Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Kanellos said in his meeting with the Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung on March 13 that the time is ripe for Hanoi and Athens to boost economic, cultural and tourism cooperation.

Vietnam will work with the new administration and Congress of the US to continue fostering the two countries’ comprehensive partnership in economy, trade, national security, education, science-technology, and settlement of post-war consequences, a Vietnamese diplomat has stressed.

Top leaders of Ho Chi Minh City had a working session on March 10 with visiting Lao National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou.  

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung has made a working visit to the EU from March 4-10, aiming to boost Vietnam – EU ties via lobbying for the early signing and ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh received Nepalese Minister for Commerce Romi Gauchan Thakali in Hanoi on March 9, asking the two countries to augment cooperation in the spheres they have potential for.

VOV.VN - Vietnam congratulates Roberto Azevedo on his re-election as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for 2017-2021, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh on March 9.

Lao National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou has called on the southern province of Bac Lieu and Lao localities to increase experience exchanges to address socio-economic issues.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received three United Nations Under-Secretary-Generals in Hanoi on March 7, saying that Vietnam attaches special importance to relations with the UN.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan pledged to elevate ties between Vietnam and Myanmar and between the two armies during a reception in Hanoi on March 6 for Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services of Myanmar, Sen. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing. 

Ho Chi Minh City and San Francisco city of the US will continue promoting their close relationship in an intensive and effective manner, making it an example for cooperation between the Vietnamese and US localities.

VOV.VN - Myanmar has been always an important partner in Vietnam’s foreign policy, said President Tran Dai Quang at a March 6 reception for Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces Min Aung Hlaing in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos have agreed to work hand in hand in implementing effectively cooperation agreements and programmes between the two legislative bodies in the time to come.

VOV.VN -On March 6, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception in Hanoi for National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman of Laos Pany Yathotou who pledged to work closely with the Vietnam NA to effectively implement agreements reached between the two Parties and law-making bodies.

Parliamentarians of Vietnam and Thailand should step up coordination and exchange, especially at multilateral forums, in order to further bolster links between legislative bodies of the two nations, a Vietnamese law-maker has said.  

VOV.VN - The combined chiefs of staff from Vietnam and Myanmar met on March 6 in Hanoi to discuss long-term strategic challenges the respective armed forces can expect to face in the future.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his delight at the vigorous growth of the Vietnamese and Lao parliaments’ cooperation while meeting with Lao National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou in Hanoi on March 6.

VOV.VN -Outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Pham Huu Chi March 3 bade farewell to Mr. Hwang Kyo-ahn, acting President and Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea. 

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception on March 3 for Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, who are on a week-long State visit to Vietnam.

Vietnam has continuously attached importance to the traditional friendship and cooperation with Belarus, Minister of Public Security To Lam has said. 

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and Belarus’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and State Security Committee agreed to enhance cooperation in crime fight during their separate working sessions in Minsk on March 2.

Vietnam and India held their 10th defence policy dialogue at deputy ministerial level in Hanoi on March 1, focusing on the implementation of the agreement reached between the two countries during the visit to India by Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich last year.

VOV.VN - On March 1, President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse hosted a State banquet in Hanoi in honour of visiting Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan expressed her pleasure at the sound development of relations between Vietnam and Japan during her reception given to Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in Hanoi on March 1.

VOV.VN - On March 1, President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse chaired a welcome ceremony in Hanoi for Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, currently on a six-day visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Yesterday (Feb.28), Japan Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko made history. For the first-time ever the Chrysanthemum Throne touched down in Hanoi, Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko laid a wreath at the mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi on March 1 to pay tribute to the greatest leader of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang gave a red-carpet welcome to the Emperor and Empress of Japan on March 1 for their first visit since they ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne.