The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Armenpress News Agency of Armenia signed a cooperation agreement via video conferencing on November 14, marking the official collaboration in specialised activities between the two national news agencies.
The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan from July 4-7 is expected to be a boost for the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam from July 4-7, said the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan is leading a delegation to attend an international seminar on political parties for Asia-Europe cooperation”held in Yerevan, Armenia from April 14-18.
Ambassador of Armenia to Vietnam Raisa Vardanyan was honoured on April 5 with the “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” insignia of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO).
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on October 11 met with several other attendees on the sidelines of the ongoing 17th Francophonie Summit in Yerevan, Armenia.
Vietnam affirmed its commitments to and unity with the Francophone community during the 17th Francophonie Summit that opened in Yerevan, Armenia on October 11.
The 47th Assises of the International Union of Francophone Press (UPF) opened on October 9 in Tsaghkadzor, about 50km from Armenia’s Yerevan capital city.
A delegation of the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) made a fact-finding trip to Armenia in late August to seek partners to develop production projects as Vietnam is the first country to sign a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) that includes Armenia.
The Prime Minister has approved the establishment of the Vietnam sub-committee in the Vietnam-Armenia inter-governmental committee on economic-trade and science-technology cooperation.
The Vietnam – Armenia Friendship Association held a meeting in Hanoi on September 17 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Armenia’s Independence Day (September 21, 1991).
The free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Vietnam will take effect on October 5, Minister for Trade at the Eurasian Economic Commission Board Veronika Nikishina said.
A Vietnam-Eurasian Economic Union business forum was held in Hanoi on November 25 to help the two sides’ enterprises study the markets and seek investment opportunities.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said he wants reinforced economic, trade and investment ties with Vietnam at a reception for Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Son in Yerevan city on October 6.