Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Vu Le Thai Hoang has suggested several measures for expanding defence ties in the future during a recent courtesy call to Dr. Arnold Kammel, Secretary General of the Austrian Ministry of Defence.

State President Luong Cuong has sent a message of condolences to Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen over a shooting on June 10 that claimed many lives and left many wounded.

Representatives of Austrian agencies and localities have affirmed that Vietnam is among Austria's top important partners in Asia during their working sessions with a delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

VOV.VN - A large number of experts, policy makers and representatives of leading technology enterprises from Vietnam and Austria attended a forum on high technology and innovation cooperation in Vienna on May 16.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Vu Le Thai Hoang recently met Claudia Reinprecht, Tech Ambassador at the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria, to discuss cooperation in advanced and emerging technologies.

VOV.VN - Austrian Ambassador to Vietnam Hans-Peter Glanzer has been awarded the “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) in recognition of his remarkable and substantive contributions to both nations’ ties.

Vietnam and Slovenia have a lot of potential to strengthen cooperation for mutual development, and for peace, security and stability in the two countries as well as in the region and the world at large, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria and Slovenia Nguyen Trung Kien.

Importing EUR1.2 billion (US$1.31 billion) worth of fruits every year, Austria is a promising market for Vietnam, authorities held.

President Vo Van Thuong’s official visit to Austria from July 23-25, and State visit to Italy and visit to the Vatican from July 25-29 have been successful in all aspects, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son told the press.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong has encouraged the Austrian State of Burgenland to enter into partnerships with Vietnamese localities sharing similarities in terms of economy - society, culture and tourism so as to promote people-to-people diplomacy and mutual understanding between the two sides.