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.
The event reviewed five decades of friendship and cooperation, while discussing orientations and solutions to further advance bilateral ties in the coming period.
Hang emphasised that Vietnam’s achievements over the past year were made possible thanks to the support of international partners, including diplomatic missions, journalists, and staff from resident foreign media offices, who helped introduce a dynamic and friendly Vietnam to the world.
Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang Hang called on Bloomberg, as a reputable US-based media organisation, to continue contributing to the Vietnam–US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, strengthening mutual understanding between the two peoples and deepening multifaceted cooperation.
Ties that began in 1990 have matured into one of the EU’s deepest engagements with any ASEAN nation, noted Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang.
Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed that Vietnam always attaches great importance to its traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Armenia, and proposed that the two sides increase meetings and mutual visits at all levels, especially the high level, to help strengthen political trust.
A British official affirmed that the UK considers Vietnam an important partner in the Asia-Pacific region and expressed her wish to strengthen comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam, particularly in the fields of politics – diplomacy, security, trade, finance, education, energy transition, and sustainable development.
The two officials emphasised the need for close coordination in preparing for upcoming high-level visits to reinforce political trust and expand cooperation in new fields such as high technology, innovation, human resource training in artificial intelligence and supercomputing, database connectivity, defence and security industry, automobile industry, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals.
The Vietnam - France and France – Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Groups should further promote their role as a bridge to foster cooperation between the two legislatures in particular, and Vietnam-France relations in general, suggested Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang.
Vietnam values its relationship with Malta and seeks to expand and strengthen cooperation through high-level exchanges and channels, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed, welcoming the organisation of political consultations between the two countries’ foreign ministries.
Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang hosted a tea gathering on August 28 for ambassadors and chargés d’affaires from the UK, Switzerland, Norway, and EU member states in Hanoi on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's August Revolution, National Day and the diplomatic service, and 35th anniversary of diplomatic ties of Vietnam and the EU.
Over the past 80 years, the consular and citizen protection work has achieved significant results, contributing to the overall success of external affairs and earning recognition from the Party, State, and people.
The officials agreed on the need to effectively implement the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), remove technical barriers, and open markets to each other’s key export items such as agro-forestry-fishery products, apparel, footwear, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, in order to boost bilateral trade and ensure a more balanced trade structure.
Vietnam and Estonia agreed to maintain regular dialogue mechanisms, increase information exchange, and strengthen cooperation in priority areas such as digital transformation, education, innovation, cybersecurity, and sustainable development.
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang reaffirmed Vietnam’s dedication to consolidating and developing friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Sweden, expressing sincere gratitude to the Swedish Government and people for their invaluable support during Vietnam’s past struggle for independence and in its ongoing development and global integration.
Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang and her Russian counterpart A. Rudenko co-chaired a political consultation in Hanoi on February 21. They discussed measures to enhance cooperation between the two foreign ministries, while comparing notes on international and regional issues of mutual concerns.
Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang described the recent progress in bilateral relations as an important prerequisite for deepening the two countries' cooperation across all fields.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed that Vietnam views Australia as a key strategic partner in the region and noted that the recent upgrade of bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in March 2024 has opened numerous cooperation opportunities, not only in traditional sectors but also in emerging fields.
Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed that people-to-people diplomacy and friendship between Vietnam and Malaysia form an important part of the countries' Strategic Partnership.
Now in its ninth year, the Vietnamese language programme at the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia has expanded to nine classes with over 40 students.