The new headquarters of the Vietnam Culture Centre in France was inaugurated in Paris on March 27 in the presence of General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, who is on an official visit to the European country.

 A senior official of the Asian Development Bank has said Vietnam has been an active member of the Greater Mekong Sub-region programme.

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has expected that her ongoing official visit to the Netherlands will further deepen the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and the European country in general and the Dutch parliament in particular.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a rehearsal of activities of the sixth Greater Mekong Sub-region Summit (GMS-6) and the 10th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Summit (CLV-10) in Hanoi on March 27. 

 Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh met with senior officers from the French Ministry of Defence to discuss a wide range of measures to boost defence cooperation between Vietnam and France.

Vietnam and France have agreed to chart a new course for the bilateral relationship during the talks between Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on March 27.

Vietnam and France have agreed to chart a new course for the bilateral relationship during the talks between General Secretary of CPV Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on March 27.

Vietnam hopes French enterprises will do successful business in the Southeast Asian country in the long run, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong said. 

Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong highlighted the bright prospects for Vietnam-France relations in his recent article published by Le Monde newspaper on the occasion of his ongoing visit to France from March 25-27.

The State visit to Cuba by Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong from March 28-30 aims to consolidate mutual political trust and step up bilateral cooperation in economy, trade and investment in a more pragmatic and effective manner. 

 The Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam and Supreme Court of Hungary (Curia) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral cooperation for 2018-2022 in Budapest on March 26.

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived at Schiphol International Airport, Amsterdam, on March 26 morning, beginning her three-day official visit to the Netherlands at the invitation of Speaker of the Dutch House of Representatives Khadija Arib.

 President Tran Dai Quang presented appointment decisions to six ambassadors to foreign countries for 2018-2021 at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 26. 

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong and his entourage arrived in Paris on March 26 morning, beginning the official visit to France. 

Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had a working session with Secretary General of the IPU Martin Chungong on the sidelines of the 138th IPU Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 25.

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said that the Vietnamese legislature has regarded joining the IPU’s activities as an important task in its multilateral parliamentary diplomacy in order to promote and protect Vietnam’s interests.

 The Vietnamese delegation has actively contributed ideas to various draft resolutions and co-sponsored six resolutions of the 37th session of the UNHRC, which wrapped up in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 23 after one month of working.

 Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has emphasised that to solve migration crises, it is necessary to enhance cooperation at global level with the active participation of countries and international organisations.

 The National Assembly of Vietnam always supports government-to-government cooperation and will do its best to elevate bilateral ties with Bulgaria to the next level for a productive trade partnership, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has said.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong arrived at the Paris Orly Airport on March 25 to start his three-day official visit to France at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.