Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang and Erik Kurzweil, the European External Action Service’s managing director for Asia and the Pacific, co-chaired the seventh EU-Vietnam Joint Committee meeting in Hanoi on September 25.

A Communist Party of Vietnam delegation led by Nguyen Xuan Thang, chairman of its Central Council for Theoretical Studies, held the 11th theoretical exchange with Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin on September 24.

Italy and Vietnam have maintained their international standing by staying true to their identities, Italian Deputy Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy Valentino Valentini said.

Vietnam’s Party chief and President To Lam urged Vietnamese people in Canada to strengthen national solidarity, preserve Vietnamese cultural values and contribute to Vietnam’s development.

General Secretary and President To Lam has called on Vietnamese experts and intellectuals in Canada to contribute practical ideas and expertise to Vietnam’s development, particularly in science and technology, innovation and other strategic fields.

General Secretary and President To Lam has affirmed that the CPV attaches importance to its traditional friendship with the Communist Party of Canada, calling for stronger coordination, exchanges and sharing of experience between the two parties.

General Secretary and President To Lam met with representatives of several Canadian businesses and corporations on the afternoon of September 25 (local time), as part of his state visit to Canada.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand adopted an Action Plan to implement the Vietnam-Canada Strategic Partnership during their talks in Ottawa on September 25.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has cast General Secretary and President To Lam's five-day trip through the US and Canada as a milestone that cemented the country's standing on the world stage.

General Secretary and President To Lam had a working luncheon with Speaker of the Senate Raymonde Gagné and Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia at the Parliament of Canada on September 24 (local time).

The speech carries one consistent message: humanity shouldn't treat confrontation as inevitable in a fast-changing world. Instead, it should proactively manage change through trust, international law, dialogue, cooperation and shared responsibility.

General Secretary and President To Lam met with Governor General of Canada Louise Arbour at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on September 24 morning (local time) as part of his State visit to Canada.

General Secretary and President To Lam received representatives from the Canada–Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group at the Parliament of Canada on September 24 (local time) as part of his State visit to Canada.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam held talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on September 24 (local time) as part of his State visit to Canada.

Vietnam and Canada have issued a joint statement on their Strategic Partnership, which was established during a state visit to the North American nation by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam.

Vietnam is ready to work with Canada to build a substantive Strategic Partnership that brings practical benefits to the peoples of both countries and contributes to the international community, General Secretary and President To Lam has said.

Governor General of Canada Louise Arbour hosted a banquet for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam, who is paying a state visit to Canada, in Ottawa on September 24 evening (local time).

Vietnam’s minister for ethnic and religious affairs met Vatican officials on September 22–23 to discuss Catholic life in Vietnam, dialogue and closer cooperation.

The state visit to Canada by General Secretary and President To Lam on September 24-25 is expected to create fresh momentum for more substantive and closer Vietnam-Canada relations, opening a new phase in the two countries’ Comprehensive Partnership.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam met leaders of US financial institutions and investment funds in New York on September 23, urging them to see Vietnam as a long-term development partner, not just an attractive market.