An article published on Belgium’s brusselstimes.com has recently hailed Vietnam as a sustained development partner and destination of foreign investment for the European Union (EU) in Southeast Asia.

Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieut. Gen Nguyen Duy Ngoc held a working session with head of the Belgian general department in charge of identity and citizenship affairs Philippe Moreau in Brussels on December 14 to share experience in building a population database and connecting it with the national databases for socio-economic development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with his Lao counterpart Phankham Viphavanh in Brussels on December 13, as part of his trip to Belgium to attend the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, during his talks in Brussels with his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo on December 13, suggested Belgium soon ratify the EU – Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) to facilitate investment cooperation between Vietnam and the EU as well as Belgium.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Brussels on December 13 for the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit and an official visit to Belgium at the invitation of President of the European Council Charles Michel and Belgian PM Alexander De Croo.

VOV.VN - The Kingdom of Belgium is Vietnam’s sixth largest European trading partner, followed by the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, and Austria, with the two sides having successfully maintained a good relationship since first establishing diplomatic ties on March 22, 1973.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking delegation left Hanoi early December 9 to attend a summit commemorating the 45th anniversary of the ASEAN-EU relations and pay official visits to Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium from December 9 to December 16.

VOV.VN - Three talented young Vietnamese footballers from the Promotion Fund for Vietnamese Football Talent (PVF Football Academy) are taking part in long-term professional training in Europe as part of an exchange programme in Brussels, Belgium, on December 4.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with the press after their talks in Hanoi on November 13 afternoon.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception on November 6 in Hanoi for the newly-appointed Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Karl Van Den Bossche, during which the Vietnamese cabinet leader affirmed their commitment to maintaining ties with the European nation.