National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Dakar at 12:10 (local time) on July 22, beginning an official visit to the Republic of Senegal from July 22–24.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Senegal established diplomatic relations in 1969 and their traditional friendship and cooperative ties have since seen positive developments across multiple areas.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man, accompanied by his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation departed Hanoi on the morning of July 22 for official visits to Senegal and Morocco, attendance at the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, and bilateral activities in Switzerland.

Samba Dang, Seventh Vice President of Senegal’s National Assembly, has highlighted the historic, cultural, and strategic foundations of the Vietnam–Senegal partnership in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the thresholds of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man’s official visit to Senegal.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man will embark on an important working trip to Senegal, Morocco, and Switzerland from July 22 to 30, aiming to deepen substantive cooperation, enhance intercontinental connectivity, and showcase Vietnam’s commitment to proactive and responsible parliamentary diplomacy.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man’s working trip to Switzerland, Senegal, and Morocco holds great significance, underscoring the role of parliamentary diplomacy in promoting peace, cooperation, and development, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang.

The official visit to Senegal from July 22 to 24 by NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man represents a watershed moment in nearly six decades of the diplomatic ties between the two countries, expected to bolster friendship and cooperation in a deeper fashion, said Vietnamese Ambassador Algeria and Senegal Tran Quoc Khanh.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang met with the ambassadors of Switzerland and Morocco in Hanoi, and held phone talks with the Senegalese Ambassador concurrently accredited to Vietnam on the morning of July 18 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed Vietnam’s readiness to continue sending agricultural experts to Senegal to share development experience and support the country in ensuring food security through increasingly effective and innovative approaches.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Trade Office in Algeria, concurrently accredited to Senegal, organised a virtual trade exchange on May 14, aiming to increase business connectivity between Vietnam and Senegal.