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Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Pham Hoai Nam hosted a reception for Polish Ambassador to Vietnam Wojciech Gerwel on January 17.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh thanked the Polish Government for its donation of over 501,000 doses of Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine as well as its willingness to transfer an additional 3 million doses and grant of medical supplies worth 4 million USD while receiving Polish Ambassador to Vietnam Wojciech Gerwel in Hanoi on August 17.

The Polish government will transfer COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam based on non-profit principles, according to Chief of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland Michał Dworczyk.

The Polish Embassy in Hanoi on June 29 held the award ceremony of the third Wikipedia contest under the theme “Heritages of Visegrad countries.”

Vietnam and Poland hold substantial potential for stepping up trade, especially in agricultural products and food, via the optimisation of incentives contained within the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), experts said at an online workshop held in HCM City on April 22.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son affirmed Vietnam attaches importance to and wants to foster cooperation across all fields with Poland during a phone talks with his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau on April 20.

The Lotus Medical Centre, which was set up under a cooperative arrangement between Vietnam and Poland, has been licensed to conduct COVID-19 vaccinations in the European country.

Effectively exploiting the Polish market is one of the ways to help Vietnamese goods make inroads into the EU market, experts told a workshop held by the Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) on January 28 on the prospects for Vietnam’s exports to the EU through the Polish gateway.

The Vietnam – Poland Friendship Association held a gathering in Hanoi on December 4 to mark the 70th anniversary of Vietnam – Poland diplomatic ties.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung and his Polish counterpart Marcin Przydacz co-chaired a deputy ministerial-level political consultation meeting in the form of videoconferencing on November 19.

The finance ministries of Vietnam and Poland have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in a range of fields between the two sides.

A gathering was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 6 to mark 70 years of Vietnam-Poland diplomatic ties (February 4) and the 30th founding anniversary of the city’s Vietnam-Poland Friendship Association (June 26).

The Embassy of Poland on October 28 handed over 10 computers and 10 multi-function screens to the Vietnam-Poland High School in Hanoi.

The Vietnam-Poland Friendship Association (VPFA) held its fourth National Congress for the 2020-2025 tenure in Hanoi on September 25.

New Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Hung presented his credentials to Polish President Andrzej Duda on September 15.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Poland held a ceremony in Warsaw on September 2 marking the 75th anniversary of National Day and the 70th anniversary of Vietnam – Poland diplomatic ties.

LOTUS, a health care centre set up under Vietnam-Poland cooperative efforts, is assisting Vietnamese people in the European country in handling testing procedures for COVID-19, free of charge.

The recently ratified EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is likely to accelerate trade between Vietnam and Poland, according to International Business Times.

Top leaders of Vietnam and Poland have exchanged messages of congratulations on the occasion of the 70th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries (February 4, 1950).

Representatives of Hanoi enterprises and their counterparts from Poland gathered in the capital on November 18 to seek potential cooperation at a forum.