Prime Minister Le Minh Hung had a meeting with Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, in New Delhi on September 12 on the occasion of his attendance at the 18th BRICS Summit.

France has presented Vietnam with historical documents on President Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary activities and a reproduction of the front page of an early edition of Cuu Quoc newspaper.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Vietnam’s participation elevated the 2026 BRICS Summit as he met Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung in New Delhi on Sept. 12.

Madame Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of General Secretary and President To Lam, met with French Minister of Culture Catherine Pégard in Paris on September 10 during the Vietnamese leader's official visit to France.

The University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH) and France’s Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) exchanged two cooperation agreements in Paris on September 11.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ngo Le Van and Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski co-chaired the VN-Poland Deputy Foreign Minister-Level Political Consultation in Hanoi on September 11.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam visited the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and witnessed the exchange of cooperation deals on September 11 (local time).

The Mayors' Conference, part of the third Ho Chi Minh City Friendship Dialogue 2026 (FD 2026), kicked off in the southern metropolis on September 11, highlighting local diplomacy as an important driver of innovation and sustainable growth.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance and the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed financial agreements worth $48.6 million to support a water resources management project in the northern province of Dien Bien.

Vietnamese Finance Minister Ngo Van Tuan has met with his French counterpart, Roland Lescure, to discuss ways to deepen economic and financial cooperation between the two countries.

Vietnam and France have issued a joint statement on advancing their comprehensive strategic partnership during General Secretary and President To Lam’s official visit to France.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on September 12 morning for the 18th BRICS Summit and bilateral activities in India from September 12-13, at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

General Secretary and President To Lam met with President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher in Paris on September 11, as part of his official visit to France and attendance at the International Space Summit.

Vietnam has received valuable archival materials from France to support the collection, research and exhibition at the Museum of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam hosted a group of Vietnamese technology experts based in France in Paris on September 11.

Egypt has decided to grant visas on arrival to Vietnamese citizens, Egyptian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohamed Abou Bakr Saleh announced at a ceremony marking the 81st National Day of Vietnam in Cairo on September 10 (local time).

Vietnamese Deputy PM and Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang held talks with French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin in Paris on September 10.

General Secretary and President To Lam and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on new directions to make the Vietnam-France Comprehensive Strategic Partnership deeper, more substantive and effective at their talks in Paris on September 10.

General Secretary and President To Lam and French President Emmanuel Macron witnessed the exchange of cooperation documents between the two countries in Paris on the afternoon of September 10 (local time).

General Secretary and President To Lam met French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu in Paris on September 10.