Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang and her Dutch counterpart Marcel De Vink co-chaired the first deputy ministerial-level political consultation between the two countries in The Hague, the Netherlands on July 11.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and Polish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski co-chaired a deputy ministerial-level political consultation in Warsaw on July 8, discussing recent developments in bilateral cooperation.

The third Vietnam-India security dialogue at deputy ministerial level took place in Hanoi on December 5, co-chaired by Deputy Minister of Public Security Pham The Tung and Indian Deputy National Security Advisor Pavan Kapoor.

The 12th deputy ministerial-level annual meeting between Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and the Ministry of Home Affairs of Singapore took place in Hanoi on October 8.

VOV.VN - The sixth Vietnam-Cambodia Defence Policy Dialogue at a deputy ministerial level was held on April 19 at the Moc Bai International Border Gate in the southern province of Tay Ninh.

Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his Venezuelan counterpart Ruben Dario Molina conducted the eighth deputy ministerial-level political consultation via a video conference on September 17.