The European Union (EU) regards Vietnam as one of its leading important partners in the region, Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice President of the European Commission (EC) and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said at his talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi on July 30.

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has praised Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong for his pivotal role in advancing bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet, empowered by Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the third Mekong-US Partnership (MUSP) Foreign Ministerial Meeting held in Vientiane, Laos, on July 27.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet attended the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-57) in Vientiane, Laos, on July 26.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong played a huge role in strengthening the close-knit relationship with Thailand, as well as the people of both nations, according to Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa.

VOV.VN - The 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the nation and Colombia was recently celebrated by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and Colombia alongside the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bogota.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 19 for Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Soltan Bin Saad Al-Muraikhi, who is on an official visit to Vietnam for the third political consultation between the two foreign ministries.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has regularly updated information on the incident involving six people, including four Vietnamese nationals, being killed in a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, on the evening of July 16, as well as the next steps the Ministry will take in citizen protection.

VOV.VN - The forthcoming state visits to Laos and Cambodia by President To Lam is of great significance, affirming the solidarity and close-knit ties that between Vietnam and the two countries, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet said in a recent media interview given ahead of the visits.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always considers the United States a strategically important partner and is ready to work with the US to promote the effective, stable and substantive development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two nations.