VOV.VN - Vietnam is closely monitoring recent developments in the Middle East and has called on all parties to exercise restraint, avoid escalating tensions and resolve differences through peaceful means, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has reaffirmed its readiness to make active and practical contributions to international efforts to promote peace, support the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and advance the Middle East peace process.

Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN and President-designate of the 11th Review Conference (RevCon 11) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), chaired a consultation for Middle East, North Africa (MENA) member states of the treaty in Jordan, from January 7–8.

To help businesses diversify export markets, Ho Chi Minh City has been actively promoting trade with the Halal market, which serves an estimated 2.2 billion Muslim consumers worldwide, particularly in the Middle East.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) on December 9, inaugurated the Vietnam agricultural products pavilion at Food Africa 2025, held at the Egypt International Exhibition Center from December 9 to 12.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's recent trip to Africa and the Middle East, laid new strategic ground for diversifying partnerships and expanding development space for Vietnamese businesses and localities, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung.

Pangasius exports are expected to focus on expanding into countries under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) as well as the Middle East in the fourth quarter and next year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Kuwait from November 16-18, made at the invitation of his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al Sabah, will help open a new stage of development in bilateral relations, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to the Middle East country Nguyen Duc Thang.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung held a working session with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Al Safadi in Hanoi on November 13 to plan the next steps following King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein’s official visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam views Saudi Arabia as a “gateway” to the Middle East while expecting to become Saudi Arabia’s “doorway” to ASEAN, as the two countries seek to deepen economic cooperation, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung made the statement while chairing the Vietnam-Saudi Arabia Investment roundtable in Riyadh as part of his working trip to Saudi Arabia.