VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam on December 14 attended a summit in Brussels, Belgium, to mark 45 years of the dialogue partnership between the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The Brussels Times of Belgium has run an article highlighting that Vietnam - a development partner of the EU in the Indo-Pacific - is becoming a beacon in the region with the capacity to control inflation and maintain economic growth at a high level despite turbulent international affairs.

Minister-President of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium Rudi Vervoort has affirmed that he will support improved collaboration between the region and Vietnam in general and Vietnamese localities in particular.

As many as 27 projects within the framework of the 2022-2024 bilateral cooperation programme have been approved by the Permanent Inter-Committee between the Vietnamese Government and the French Community of Belgium in Wallonia Region, the French Community Commission in Brussels Capital Region.

Vietnam can learn from and apply experience drawn from measures that have been taken by Brussels to respond to climate change, prevent floods and protect the environment, Tristan Roberti, President of the Environmental Commission at the Brussels-Capital Region, said.

Representatives from the Belgian Foreign Ministry handed over 100,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Vietnam to support its fight against COVID-19.

VOV.VN - A high-ranking delegation of the Vietnam National Assembly (NA) led by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Brussels on September 8, beginning their two-day working visit to the European Parliament (EP) and Belgium.