VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong said he expects to see Vietnam – Belgium cooperation yield more encouraging results, during his reception for visiting President of the Belgian Senate Stéphanie D'Hose in Hanoi on August 22.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government places importance on strengthening relationship with Belgium - a founding member with a significant voice within the European Union, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said during a reception for President of the Belgian Senate Stéphanie D'Hose in Hanoi on August 21.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu, Secretary General of the Steering Committee for Vietnam - China Bilateral Cooperation and head of the government-level negotiation delegation on border and territorial issues between the two countries, paid a working visit to Beijing on August 9-10.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is a partner of strategic importance to Indonesia in Southeast Asia, Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Puan Maharani told visiting Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue during talks in Jakarta on August 4.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of National Defence Lieut. Sen. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien attended the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials' Meeting Plus (ADSOM+) in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 3, with 10 ASEAN member states and 8 dialogue partner countries taking part.

The upcoming official visit to Indonesia by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue is expected to contribute to deepening the bilateral strategic partnership.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has made an important contribution to the operation of ASEAN through initiatives aimed at dealing with challenges and issues occurring in the bloc, such as responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, accelerating the negotiation process for a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC), and advocating the five-point consensus on Myanmar.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong, his wife and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam visited the Vatican on July 27 (local time) at the invitation of Pope Francis, and met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Vatican.

VOV.VN - The nation has made active and responsible contributions to solidifying and expanding solidarity within ASEAN over the past 28 years since it joined the regional bloc.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong and his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella agreed upon major orientations and measures aimed at further promoting the Vietnam – Italy strategic partnership during their talks in Rome on July 26.