VOV.VN - This year is viewed as a particularly successful period for Vietnamese diplomacy in raising the level of relations with important partners in the international arena, according to Dr. Ruvislei González Saez, senior researcher at the Center for International Policy Research (CIPI).

The fourth joint peacekeeping exercise between Vietnam and India - VINBAX 2023 concluded in Hanoi on December 19.

The similarities in foreign policies is the string that binds the relations between Vietnam and Latin American countries throughout history, according to politicians and media.

Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien and Director General for International Relations and Strategy at the French Ministry of the Armed Forces Alice Rufo co-chaired the third Vietnam-France defence strategy and cooperation dialogue in Paris on December 18.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) held their 10th theoretical workshop in Quang Ninh province on December 19, focusing on experiences in developing culture and humans in the socialist-oriented national development process.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has treasured its relations with the Republic of Korea (RoK), and aspires to join hands with the East Asian country to deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership across a variety of fields, making contributions to regional and global peace, stability, cooperation and development.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has effectively implemented a policy of multilateral diplomacy, which has helped to turn itself into a modern country with increasing prestige in the region, according to Grigory Trofimchuk, chairman of the Expert Council of the Eurasian Foundation for Support of Scientific Research.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong underlined the need to develop the diplomatic sector imbued with the identity of "Vietnamese bamboo" at the 32nd Diplomatic Conference which opened in Hanoi on December 19.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's business trip to Japan to attend the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation in Tokyo, as well as conducting other bilateral activities, received positive reviews from the Japanese public.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 18 held the 21st national conference on foreign affairs, with the aim of promoting the external work in service of local sustainable development.