Vietnam is taking measures to promote the negotiations of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), which is expected to be a driving force for Vietnam to tap the Latin American market, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Brazilian President Lula da Silva, during their talks in capital Brasilia on September 25 (local time), agreed to ramp up Vietnam – Brazil cooperation across all fields, striving to raise two-way trade to US$10 billion by 2025 and US$15 billion by 2030.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina, concurrently Uruguay, Duong Quoc Thanh has highlighted the achievements in that nation’s ties with Uruguay over recent times, as well as prospects for future co-operation, in a recent media interview given on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of both nations’ diplomatic relations which began in 1993.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 21 held separate meetings with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, on the occasion of his attendance at the G7 expanded Summit in Hiroshima.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue returned to Hanoi late Saturday, concluding his working trip to Cuba, Argentina and Uruguay at the invitations of top legislators of the three countries.

VOV.VN - The nation attaches great importance on ties with the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) Parliament (PARLASUR), whilst it desires to further strengthen relations with the bloc, as well as with each member country.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held a meeting with Mauricio Zunino, acting mayor of Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, on April 27 (local time) as part of his activities taking place during the ongoing visit to the South American nation.

VOV.VN - Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou has expressed his hope that Uruguay and Vietnam will continue to intensify the exchange of high-level delegations and delegations between ministries and sectors, and expand people-to-people exchanges, thus further deepening bilateral ties in the time ahead.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s high-ranking National Assembly delegation had a meeting with members of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives of Uruguay in Montevideo on April 27 (local time), as part of the official visit to the Latin American nation by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

VOV.VN - Vietnam wishes to promote comprehensive cooperation with Uruguay in all fields and through all channels, to make their cooperation relationship a model in the South-South cooperation framework.