General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam held phone talks with First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel on January 26 evening (local time).
The two leaders expressed their satisfaction with the positive progress in bilateral relations across multiple fields and the effective implementation of high-level agreements.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin held phone talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam on January 24 evening to offer congratulations on the success of the 14th National Congress of the CPV.
On global and regional issues of shared concern, the two leaders voiced concern over escalating tensions between Cambodia and Thailand. They called on Cambodia and Thailand to exercise restraint, refrain from the use of force, conduct dialogue and settle disputes through peaceful means.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and his Philippine counterpart Maria Theresa Lazaro agreed to continue promoting efforts to elevate bilateral ties to a new height, including stepping up high-level and all-level delegation exchanges across Party, State, National Assembly and people-to-people channels.
Vietnam attaches great importance to and wishes to further enhance he Vietnam–Thailand Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in an increasingly robust, trustworthy, and substantive manner, said PM Pham Minh Chinh.
Vietnam always values and wishes to further strengthen the Strategic Partnership with the UK – a leading and important partner of Vietnam in Europe, said cting Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung.
Noting that economic cooperation remains an important pillar of the bilateral relations, they agreed to further strengthen economic collaboration with a view to soon achieving the target of 25 billion USD in two-way trade in a more balanced manner.
Acting Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung highlighted the strong, comprehensive, and substantive development of cooperation between the two countries, affirming that Vietnam always values and gives the top priority to its relations with Laos.
PM Chinh affirmed that Vietnam supports efforts to peacefully resolve all disputes in accordance with international law and practice, emphasising that Vietnam will continue to work with ASEAN member countries to promote the implementation of the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand on July 28, 2025, in order to promote ASEAN's central role for peace, cooperation and development in the region.
General Secretary Lam and CPP President Hun Sen informed each other about the situation of each Party and country; exchanged views on regional and international developments, relations between the two Parties and countries, and issues of mutual concern. They also reviewed and assessed the results of bilateral cooperation, and agreed on key directions to further deepen the relationship.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hailed the efforts by PM Anwar Ibrahim as well as Malaysia, the ASEAN Chair this year, in promoting the settlement of the Cambodia-Thailand border tensions, particularly in organising the July 28 meeting between the Cambodian Prime Minister and the Acting Prime Minister of Thailand, which led to a ceasefire agreement, the first positive step towards controlling the escalation of conflict between the two countries.
The discussions follow President Donald Trump’s announcement of reciprocal tariffs of between 20%- 40% after his phone talks with the Vietnamese Party chief, during which the two leaders discussed the bilateral ties.
State President Luong Cuong on June 12 held phone talks with President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae-myung, who officially took office on June 4.
President Cuong appreciated the attention President Lee has paid to relations with the Asian region and emphasised that this early phone talks reflects the importance he attaches to relations with Vietnam.
Party General Secretary To Lam expressed his gratitude to the European Union (EU) and the President of the European Council himself for their warm congratulations on the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975–2025).
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had phone talks with his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon on April 10 to discuss the bilateral relationship as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern.
The Vietnamese leader emphasised that in the face of fluctuations in the international economic and trade situation, Vietnam is calm, not panicked, not subjective or negligent, and is ready to proactively adapt in any circumstances.
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held phone talks with Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha on February 17 at the request of Ukraine.
Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang and US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth discussed bilateral cooperation during their phone talks on February 7.