Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh spoke highly of the important contributions of Vietnamese and French legislatures to the relations between the two countries and cooperation between their localities, at a meeting with French National Assembly President Richard Ferrand on November 4.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has voiced his hope that France would continue to share their experience and continue to support the nation in training medical staff, transfering vaccine production technology, and adapting to the post-COVID-19 context.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan met with Vice President of the Portuguese parliament Edite Estrela, held talks with Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva and chaired a business dialogue forum on October 29, as part of her working trip to the European country.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan met Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo De Sousa and received Vice-President of the Assembly of Portugal Antonio Filipe Gaiao on October 29 on the sidelines of her attendance at the 2021 Global Summit of Women in Lisbon, Portugal.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan met with Bulgaria's caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev and Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev in Sofia on October 26, during her ongoing official visit to the European nation.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on October 26 met with Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev and held talks with Vice President Iliana Iotova as part of her official visit to the European country from October 25-27.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is to continue flowing into Vietnam from Europe in the medium to long-term thanks to the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), which was ratified in August last year, experts said.

Italian Deputy Minister for Economic Development Gilberto Pichetto Fratin affirmed that Italy hopes to further promote ties with Vietnam, one of its most important markets in the Asia-Pacific region.

VOV.VN - Belgium is willing to share its development experience with Vietnam, Senate President Stephanie D'Hose told Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium Nguyen Van Thao at a reception in Brussels on October 13.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had bilateral meetings with Presidents of Mongolia, Switzerland and Austria, and President of the European Council (EC) in New York on September 22 (local time).