Belgium wants to strengthen relations with Vietnam and further expand new cooperation fields, President of the Belgian Senate Jacques Brotchi told Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met President of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium Siegfried Bracke in the capital city of Brussels on April 3 after arriving there.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and her entourage arrived in the capital city of Brussels, Belgium on April 3, beginning their working trip to the European Parliament (EP) at the invitation of President Antonio Tajani.

Vietnam regards its relationship with the European Union (EU) as a priority in its foreign policy, Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium and head of the Vietnamese mission to the EU Vu Anh Quang has said.

President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Bui Van Cuong has expressed his wish that ties between the Vietnam Trade Union and Belgium will further develop in the near future, thus better protecting legitimate rights and interests of the two countries’ workers.

The Embassy of Belgium in Vietnam held a ceremony to open a centre for receiving visa applications to European countries, including Belgium, Germany and Italy, in the central city of Da Nang on March 22.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba on March 16 presented the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State to Jehanne Roccas, former Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam.

Vietnam was the second biggest supplier of coffee for Belgium after Brazil in 2018.

Hanoi stands ready to support the Belgian Embassy and enterprises to continue with cooperation, investment and technological transfer in the capital city, bringing interests to both sides, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.

More than 300 Vietnamese in Belgium gathered in the capital city of Brussels on February 10 to celebrate the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

The images of Vietnamese land and people are being introduced at the Holiday Fair 2019 in Brussels, Belgium, from February 7-10.

The Belgian-Vietnamese Alliance (BVA) launched itself as a chamber of commerce and industry for Belgium, Luxembourg and Vietnam on January 29.

Efforts to deal with consequences of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin should focus on environmental improvement and long-term support for AO victims along with dioxin remediation activities, heard a seminar held at the European Parliament (EP)’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on November 28.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has suggested Belgian Ambassador Paul Jansen contribute to raising trade turnover between Vietnam and Belgium to 3 billion USD in the time ahead.