The establishment of the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs for the first time underscores the Party and State’s strong commitment to fostering ethnic and religious affairs, ensuring effective governance, and maximising contributions from ethnic groups and religions to national development and defence.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception in Hanoi on February 24 for German Ambassador to Vietnam Helga Margarete during which he expressed his belief that in her new role, the diplomat will contribute to fostering the sound relationship between the two countries.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Chinh’s official visit to the Czech Republic will open fresh spaces for the development of relations between the two countries, Czech Ambassador to Vietnam Hynek Kmoníček told the Vietnam News Agency in an interview ahead of the visit.

The official visit to the Dominican Republic from November 19-21 by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse is of great significance, marking a big step forward in the two countries’ relations, and showing the importance the Southeast Asian nation attaches to the Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly the Dominican Republic, according to a diplomat.

Vietnam and France have issued a joint statement on the upgrade of bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on the occasion of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s official visit to France from October 6-7.

The upcoming state visit to Cuba by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam reflects the traditional solidarity and special friendship between Vietnam and the Caribbean nation.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu and Japanese Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Funakoshi Takehiro held talks in Hanoi on August 21 to compare notes on bilateral ties between the two nations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to Vietnam from June 19-20 is expected to create a momentum for the bilateral ties to develop to a new height, according to scholars.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira reiterated the significance of the Vietnam-Brazil relationship in the foreign relations of each country during their talks in Hanoi on April 10.

Vietnam always views Japan as an important and long-term strategic partner, and stands ready to develop the bilateral ties to a stronger and more comprehensive and practical fashion on the basis of its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralism and diversification, a senior Vietnamese Party official has said.