Keyword: "EVIPA"

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National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai (R) meets with First Vice President of the Hellenic Parliament Ioannis Plakiotakis in Hanoi on March 2 (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Greece seek to deepen parliamentary and economic ties

Vietnam as one of Greece’s most important partners in Southeast Asia and Greece wishes to promote comprehensive cooperation through both parliamentary and governmental channels, contributing to taking the relationship between the two countries to a higher level.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam – Europe ties reach new height in 2025: Deputy Foreign Minister

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has penned an article titled ‘Vietnam–Europe cooperation in 2025: Rising to a new height”, highlighting a surge in high-level diplomacy, with exchanges nearly doubling from the previous year across all Party, State, Government and National Assembly channels.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sánchez. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Spain eye sustainable, comprehensive strategic partnership: Diplomat

De Lasala said Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s official visit to Vietnam in April 2025 - the first by a Spanish prime minister since diplomatic ties were established in 1977 - marked a historic milestone, as leaders of the two countries agreed to work towards upgrading the bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership, a goal reinforced by the inaugural meeting of the Joint Committee for Economic, Trade, and Investment Cooperation held in Madrid two months ago.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) meets President of the European Council Antonio Costa on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Malaysia. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam-EU relations entering new phase of challenges, promising prospects

Vietnam-EU trade has nearly tripled within a decade, reaching 67 billion EUR in 2024, despite a turbulent geopolitical environment. Vietnam is now the EU’s largest trading partner in ASEAN, while the EU remains a benchmark market with the highest but most stable standards for Vietnamese exports.

The delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Committee for National Defence, Security and External Relations meets with Vice President of the German Bundestag Bodo Ramelow, Dr. Malte Kaufmann, and members of the German Parliament. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Germany enhance parliamentary diplomacy cooperation

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee on National Defence, Security and External Relations Nguyen Manh Tien has proposed that Germany actively support and accelerate the Federal Parliament’s ratification of the EU–Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) at the earliest possible time, turning it into a true symbol of the long-term and sustainable partnership between the EU and Vietnam.

At the meeting between Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung (second, right) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (second, left) in New York on September 24 (Photo: VNA)

Acting Foreign Minister holds meetings with foreign officials in New York

Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung had a series of bilateral meetings with senior foreign officials in New York on September 24 within the framework of High-Level General Debate of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) and bilateral activities in the US.

Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man (right) and President of the German Bundesrat Anke Rehlinger. (Photo: VNA)

Top Vietnamese legislator meets leaders of German, Canadian senates

During the meeting with the Bundesrat President, NA Chairman Man affirmed that Vietnam highly values Germany’s role and position, and attaches great importance to strengthening and developing the strategic partnership between the two countries. He also welcomed the positive developments of the Vietnam-Canada Comprehensive Partnership across all sectors, with the parliamentary relations emerging as a bright spot.

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh (L) holds talks with French Senate Vice President Loic Hervé. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam eyes deeper comprehensive strategic partnership with France

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh held talks with French Senate Vice President Loic Hervé and French NA Vice-President Nadège Abomangoli, met with Anne Le Hénanff, Chairwoman of the France – Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group (FVFG) in the French NA, and Amélia Lakrafi, General Delegate of the APF.