A high-level delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Politburo member, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac paid a working visit to South Africa from September 22 to October 2.

VOV.VN - Le Hoai Trung, secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of its Commission for External Relations, held working sessions with General Secretary of the ruling Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) Yangug Sodbaatar and Vice Chairman of the Mongolian Democratic Party (MoDP) Batchimeg in Ulaanbaatar on October 1.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s state visit to Ireland from October 1-4 at the invitation of Irish President Michael D.Higgins, the first by a head of state of Vietnam to the European country since the two sides set up their diplomatic relations in 1996, is expected to bring bilateral ties to a new development stage.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam presented his credentials to Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith in Vientiane on September 30.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on September 30 held talks with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh as part his state visit to Mongolia.

VOV.VN - A welcome ceremony of the highest protocol for heads of state was held at Sükhbaatar Square in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar on the afternoon of September 30 for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam who is on a state visit to Mongolia.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam's visit to Mongolia aims to continue carrying out the foreign policy adopted at the 13th National Party Congress, affirming the Vietnamese Party and State's consistent policy of always attaching importance to friendly ties and cooperation with traditionally-friendly countries, including Mongolia, in a substantive and effective manner.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam will pay states visits to Mongolia, Ireland and France and attend the 19th Francophonie Summit in France, from September 30 to October 7.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam on September 26 morning (local time) visited the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), the first free trade and export processing zone of Cuba, as part of his ongoing state visit to the Caribbean country.

Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Information and Education, had a meeting with the Communist Party USA in New York on September 24 as part of his participation in 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79).