President Tran Dai Quang arrived in Vientiane on June 12, beginning his three-day State visit to Laos at the invitation of Lao Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Vorachith.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh asserted women’s role in building stable and sustainable societies in her speech delivered at the closing ceremony of the 26th Global Summit of Women in Warsaw, Poland, on June 11.

President Tran Dai Quang’s State-level visits to Laos and Cambodia from June 12-16 aim to elevate the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, as well as the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodia to a new height.

Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Gen. To Lam is paying a working visit to Indonesia from June 9 to 11 to discuss bilateral cooperation in relevant fields.

A large number of Lao newspapers on June 10 featured front-page articles on Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang’s upcoming official visit to Laos. 

VOV.VN -  President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse are due to pay State visits to the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Kingdom of Cambodia June 6-12. 

Ho Chi Minh City expects Heads of the Vietnamese diplomatic missions abroad to help broaden its collaboration, friendship and understanding with and other countries.

Vietnam attaches importance to its time-honoured friendship and cooperation with Poland, affirmed Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh at her meeting with Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo in Warsaw, on June 9. 

Vietnam is looking for stronger cooperation with Germany across trade, environmental technology, ecology, processing technology and human resources training, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Doan Xuan Hung.

VOV.VN -  On June 9, President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had separate meetings with Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in Hanoi.

President Tran Dai Quang had separate meetings with newly-accredited ambassadors from India, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Federated States of Micronesia, Latvia and Guinea-Bissau, who presented their credentials in Hanoi on June 9.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on June 9 chaired a meeting between the diplomatic corps and leaders of the Central Highland provinces at Buon Ma Thuot, the capital of the province of Dak Lak.

VOV.VN - The 1st Vietnam JAIF Caravan, jointly organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) and the ASEAN Secretariat Management Team (JMT) was held on June 9 in Hanoi.

Hanoi wishes to step up its partnerships with Belarusian localities, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung told Belarusian Ambassador Valery Sadokho on June 8.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh met with Polish President Andrzej Duda on June 8 on the occasion of attending the 26th Global Summit of Women in Warsaw capital city. 

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith have vowed to reinforce cooperation between the two foreign ministries and in Vietnam-Laos special solidarity during their talks in Hanoi on June 8. 

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has expressed hope that Australian investors will further increase their direct and indirect investment in Vietnam. 

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on June 8 received Russian, Japanese, Cuban ambassadors in Hanoi.

The US will forge ahead with defence cooperation with Vietnam, particularly in addressing war consequences and in peacekeeping operations.

Vietnamese and Russian officials hoped to develop cooperation between the two nations in all fields, especially in economics, trade, investment, security-defence, education-training and tourism. 

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 7 for a delegation from the Communist Party of Russia led by Leonid Kalashnikov, who is also First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs. 

VOV.VN - On June 7,  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Special Advisor to the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarian Alliance Tsutomo Takabe in Hanoi.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan asked for the World Bank’s support in policy consultation and called for further funding, which will help stabilise Vietnam’s macro-economy while addressing the country’s challenges.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong welcomed a high-level delegation from the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) in Hanoi on June 6.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the Vietnamese and Indian defence ministries to step up their cooperation in traditional areas while expanding the affiliation in new spheres, especially training young officers.

President Tran Dai Quang on June 6 had separate meetings with French and Indian defence ministers Jean-Yves Le Drian and Manohar Parrika who are on official visits to Vietnam.

Vietnam and France will consider establishing a strategic defence dialogue mechanism in an effort to enhance their mutual understanding and trust, and promote their defence ties.

VOV.VN - The close-knit relationship between the Vietnamese and Japanese friendship parliamentary groups has supported the two governments’ activities, promoted people-to-people diplomacy, and improved the efficiency of cooperation projects.

VOV.VN - On June 6, the Secretary of HCM City’s Municipal Party Committee Dinh La Thang received New Zealand’s Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce.

Cooperation should be combined with competitive negotiations to address the region’s security challenges, said Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh when discussing the message Vietnam brought to the 15th Shangri-La Dialogue.