VOV.VN - The European Union wants to kick-start a process of upgrading relations with Vietnam to a comprehensive strategic partnership, said Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

VOV.VN - Vietnam wants to speed up committed cooperation projects with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang told ADB Vietnam Country director Shantanu Chakraborty in Hanoi on July 31.

Vietnam has been a time-tested and reliable partner of India in Southeast Asia, Prof.Dr. Prabir De from the ASEAN – India Centre under the Research and Information System for Developing Countries has affirmed.

The state visit to India by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh from July 30 to August 1 will yield positive results for the relationship between the two countries, Professor Srikanth Kondapalli from the Jawaharlal Nehru University told Vietnam News Agency in New Delhi.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and in charge of Lebanon has issued a warning to Vietnamese citizens amid escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, advising them to avoid traveling to Lebanon at this time and encouraging those currently in Lebanon to consider leaving if they do not have urgent or critical reasons to stay.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s State visit to India from July 30 to August 1 will be a great chance for the two countries to consolidate and advance their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, says Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya.

The European Union (EU) regards Vietnam as one of its leading important partners in the region, Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice President of the European Commission (EC) and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said at his talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi on July 30.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his delegation touched down at Palam military airport in New Delhi on the evening of July 30 (local time), beginning a state visit to India following the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s state visit to India from July 30 to August 1 focuses on further intensifying the two countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership in multiple spheres, thus responding to current geopolitical and economic changes, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Thanh Binh.

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung met with Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice President of the European Commission (EC) and High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in Hanoi on July 30 afternoon.