Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Dendias presented EUR50,000 (US$51,186) to the Vietnam Sports Administration under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism during his visit to the Southeast Asian nation on August 1.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai has expressed a wish to further promote investment and trade between Greece and Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular at a reception for Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and her entourage in the city on May 18.

Visiting President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou toured the Temple of Literature in Hanoi and attended a tea party hosted by Vice President of Vietnam Vo Thi Anh Xuan on May 16.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has affirmed Vietnam’s recognition of great importance to its traditional friendship with Greece and showed his delight at the considerable progress in bilateral ties.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Greece have maintained the ties of friendship and co-operation across a variety of fields since establishing diplomatic ties back in April 15, 1975.

VOV.VN - Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou arrived in Hanoi on May 15, beginning an official visit to Vietnam from 15 to 19 at the invitation of her Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia will continue to work alongside Russian relevant agencies to safely receive Vietnamese citizens fleeing to Russia from eastern Ukraine, according to Counsellor Nguyen Tung Lam.

VOV.VN - There are bright prospects ahead for Vietnamese coffee exports to Greece this year thanks to the enforcement of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Nguyen Thi Hoang Van, Vice Chairwoman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, attended an extraordinary teleconference of the International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP) held on December 10-11.

VOV.VN - Greece always supports efforts to enhance all-round cooperation with Vietnam, President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said while receiving Vice President of Vietnam Vo Thi Anh Xuan in Athens on November 1.