Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man expressed his delight at the development of Vietnam-Austria ties during a reception in Hanoi on April 18 for Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Alexander Schallenberg.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always attaches importance to and wishes to strengthen cooperation with Austria, an important member state of the European Union (EU), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Alexander Schallenberg in Hanoi on April 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnam expects Austria to soon ratify the EU – Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) and help remove a yellow card under the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing regulations of the European Commission against Vietnamese seafood exports to the European Union.

VOV.VN - The Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria Alexander Schallenberg will pay an official visit to Vietnam from April 16-18 at the invitation of Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on November 26 hosted a ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-Austria diplomatic relations (December 1, 1972 - 2022).

VOV.VN - Artists from Vietnam and Austria will put on a special friendship concert which is scheduled to get underway on November 26 at the Hanoi Opera House.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), led by Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia, paid a working visit to Austria from October 15-17.

VOV.VN - A Vietnam-Austria business forum took place on October 17 in Hanoi, with the event attracting the participation of ministries, public agencies, business associations, and enterprises from both sides.

Several cultural exchange events have taken place in Vietnam and Austria recently as part of activities celebrating the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son paid an official visit to Austria on September 28 - 29, which is an important event when the two countries are marking the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties (1972-2022).