VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 20 for Thongsavanh Phomvihane, head of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations.

A friendship exchange programme on Vietnam – Italy solidarity was held by the Vietnam – Italy Friendship Association (VIFA) and the Italy-Vietnam Friendship Associations in the Veneto and Liguria regions, and the Italian Embassy in Vietnam, on April 18 in Hanoi.

President Vo Van Thuong expressed his delight at the growing special solidarity between Vietnam and Laos during a reception in Vientiane on April 10 for President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune.

VOV.VN - The cooperation with Savannakhet province and other localities of Laos is always the highest priority of Ho Chi Minh City’s ties with foreign localities, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai said during his visit to the Lao province on April 9.

Vietnam always attaches importance to the traditional friendship and solidarity with friends and important partners in Latin America, including its comprehensive partnership with Chile, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on March 27.

President Vo Van Thuong emphasised the strategic significance of the great national solidarity to the Party’s revolution while chairing a meeting in Hanoi on March 9.

Le Hoai Trung, member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for External Relations, has paid a working visit to Laos at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Thongsavanh Phomvihane.

VOV.VN - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on February 20 visited international rescue workers, including those of the Vietnam People’s Army who were taking part in a rescue mission in earthquake-hit Hatay province.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to Singapore from February 8 to 10 is expected to forge closer ties between the two countries whilst simultaneously helping ASEAN to address future challenges, according to Asiatimes in its Opinion column published on February 6.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son’s attendance at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (AMM Retreat) in Jakarta on February 3-4 will contribute to enhancing solidarity and consensus in the ten-member grouping, thus elevating Vietnam’s role and position in ASEAN and international forums, a Vietnamese diplomat has said.