The eighth meeting of the Vietnam-Italy Joint Committee for Economic Cooperation was held in Rome on October 17-18.

Minister of Public Security To Lam highlighted increasingly strengthened cooperation between the ministry and Italian law enforcement agencies in security and crime prevention while hosting new Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco Della Seta in Hanoi on October 16.

The Consulate General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City organized a photography exhibition titled “Rome Expo 2030: Eternal Evolution” on September 20 to advocate for Rome’s candidacy as the host of World Expo 2030.

The Italian Trade Commission (ICE) in Vietnam and the National Association of Italian Manufacturers of Footwear, Leathergoods and Tanning Technologies (ASSOMAC) opened a pavilion to introduce the latest wood products and technologies.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung on September 14 had a working session with the leadership of Fruitimpresse, an Italian association that represents and protects businesses in the fruit and vegetable industry, in an effort to boost the export of Vietnamese fruits to the market.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong, while receiving outgoing Italian ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro in Hanoi on August 2, conveyed his invitation to Italian President Sergio Mattarella to visit Vietnam at an appropriate time.

VOV.VN - Italian President Sergio Mattarella hosted an official farewell ceremony for President Vo Van Thuong, his wife and high-ranking Vietnamese delegation in Rome on July 28.

President Vo Van Thuong on July 27 held separate meetings with General Secretary of the Italian Communist Party Mauro Alboresi, Vice President of the Italian Democratic Party Chiara Gribaudo, and General Secretary of the Italian Communist Refoundation Party Maurizio Acerbo, as part of his State-level visit to the European nation.

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong met with President of the Italian Senate Ignazio La Russa in Rome on July 26 as part of his State visit to the European country.

VOV.VN - Italian President Sergio Mattarella chaired an official welcome ceremony for Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong, who is on a state visit to Italy, at the Quirinale Palace in Rome on July 26.