VOV.VN - The Party and State of Vietnam always consider developing relations with China an objective necessity, a strategic choice, and a top priority in its overall foreign policy.

VOV.VN - Vietnam attaches importance to relations with Russia, considering it one of the top priority partners in foreign policy, Party General Secretary To Lam told Russian Ambassador Gennady Bezdetko during a reception in Hanoi on April 2.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and India shared experiences in formulating foreign policy and strategic priorities, and discussed various regional and global issues of mutual interest during the fourth policy planning dialogue in New Delhi on March 4.

To date, Vietnam has 32 partners across various frameworks and has signed over 170 cooperation agreements in multiple fields.

VOV.VN - In 2024, high-ranking leaders of Vietnam made numerous foreign visits to promote cooperation across various fields, demonstrating the country’s independent, self-reliant, multilateral, and diversified foreign policy.

As a coastal nation with more than 3,260 kilometres of coastline and thousands of islands, Vietnam’s commitment to responsible implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is in line with the country’s thorough foreign policy, stated Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu.

General Secretary of the Party Central Committee To Lam attended a ceremony in Hanoi on October 28 to celebrate the 75th traditional day of the committee’s Commission for External Relations (November 1, 1949-2024).

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense of Vietnam, met with UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix in New York on September 23 during the Vietnamese delegation’s visit to the United States for the high-Level Week of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.

Deputy Minister in the Presidency of South Africa Kenneth Morolong has stated that his country remains steadfast in supporting Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, cooperation and development.

Strengthening multilateral diplomacy provides Vietnam with a platform to promote its values, including respect for international law, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, especially in the context of tensions in the East Sea.