Vietnam has had a vibrant year in bilateral and multilateral diplomatic activities, sending a strong message of a proactive, positive, and responsible country in innovation and integration.
Vietnam - China building a community of shared future has strategic significance
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and General Secretary and President Xi Jinping
GIA HAN
On December 12-13, 2023, General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping and his wife paid a state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Vo Van Thuong. During the visit, Vietnam and China issued a joint statement on continuing to deepen and elevate the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, building a Vietnam-China Community of Shared Future of strategic significance. The joint statement identified six major directions of cooperation between the two countries, including: higher political trust, more substantive defense and security cooperation, deeper substantive cooperation, a more solid social foundation, closer multilateral coordination, and better control and resolution of disagreements.
Vietnam - US upgrade relations to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong presides over welcoming ceremony for President Joe Biden
Dinh Huy
On September 10-11, 2023, US President Joe Biden paid a state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. The two leaders, on behalf of the two countries, agreed to adopt a joint statement upgrading the Vietnam-US relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership for peace, cooperation and development. This event is considered to open up many opportunities for cooperation between the two countries in economics, science and technology, and innovation.
April 2023
President Vo Van Thuong and General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith
VNA
President Vo Van Thuong paid an official visit to Laos from April 10 to 11. This is President Vo Van Thuong's first foreign trip as President. The visit is expected to create new momentum for cooperation between Vietnam and Laos in 2023. Previously, on April 4, President Vo Van Thuong hosted an official welcoming ceremony and held talks with Governor-General of Australia David Hurley on a state visit to Vietnam on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
April 2023
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue meets with First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel
VNA
From April 18 to 28, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue led a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly to pay official visits to the Republic of Cuba, the Republic of Argentina and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay. The visit to the three Latin American countries not only strengthened the traditional friendship but also opened a new stage of development between Vietnam and the three countries in all fields.
May 2023
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the expanded G7 Summit
Japan North
On May 9, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in Indonesia to attend the 42nd ASEAN Summit and related activities. The working trip affirmed Vietnam's active, proactive and responsible contributions to strengthening ASEAN solidarity and effectively responding to emerging challenges. From May 19 to 21, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh led a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to attend the expanded G7 Summit and work in Japan. This is the third time Vietnam has attended the conference, demonstrating the importance of Japan in particular and the G7 in general to Vietnam's position and role in the region and the world. Bilaterally, the working trip with effective and substantive activities with leaders and sectors of Japan and leaders of countries, international organizations and major corporations in the world has contributed to further deepening Vietnam's relations with its partners.
June 2023
President Vo Van Thuong and President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk Yeol
Dau Tien Dat
From June 22 to 24, President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, along with a high-ranking delegation, paid a state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong. President Vo Van Thuong affirmed that upgrading the Vietnam-Korea relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership by the end of 2022 opens a new journey with a longer-term vision and higher goals for the bilateral relationship. From June 25 to 28, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid an official visit to China and attended the 14th Annual Pioneers Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in China. The visit is of great significance in concretizing the common perceptions of the General Secretaries of the two countries, especially the Joint Statement in November 2022 on continuing to promote and deepen the Vietnam-China Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership.
July 2023
President Vo Van Thuong meets Pope Francis
VNA
From July 23 to 28, President Vo Van Thuong paid an official visit to the Republic of Austria, a state visit to the Republic of Italy and a visit to the Vatican. The President's visit to Europe created an important driving force to promote bilateral cooperation to become increasingly deeper, more effective, stable and sustainable. From July 20 to 21, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim paid an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim emphasized his desire to promote comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam. The two sides agreed to strive to bring bilateral trade turnover to 18 billion USD by 2025 in a balanced direction.
August 2023
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Puan Maharani
Gia Han
From August 4 to 11, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue led a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly to pay official visits to the Republic of Indonesia and the Islamic Republic of Iran and attend the 44th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44) in Indonesia.
September 2023
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the High-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters (New York, USA)
VNA
From September 4 to 7, in Indonesia, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the 43rd ASEAN Summit, the ASEAN - Indo-Pacific Forum, the 18th East Asia Summit (EAS) and ASEAN summits with partners from the US, South Korea, Japan, Canada, India, China, etc. The Prime Minister delivered important speeches at all conferences, bringing to ASEAN and its partners many messages, directions and practical initiatives. Then, from September 16 to 26, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh went to Nanning City (Guangxi, China) to attend the China - ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and the 20th China - ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS), went to the US to attend the United Nations General Assembly, combined with bilateral activities and an official visit to Brazil.
October 2023
President Vo Van Thuong speaks at BRF Forum 2023
VNA
From October 17 to 20, President Vo Van Thuong and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation attended the 3rd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) at the invitation of General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping. In his speech at the forum, President Vo Van Thuong affirmed that Vietnam always supports initiatives that are beneficial to peace and development cooperation in the region and the world. The President also had an important meeting with General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping.
November 2023
President Vo Van Thuong and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio
VNA
From November 14 to 17, President Vo Van Thuong, his wife, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation visited the United States to attend the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit Week in 2023, combined with bilateral activities in the United States. Within the framework of the activities to attend the APEC Summit Week 2023, President Vo Van Thuong had a series of activities including attending meetings, working sessions, and bilateral contacts. From November 27 to 30, President Vo Van Thuong, his wife, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation paid an official visit to Japan. The most notable result of the visit was that the two sides issued a Joint Statement on upgrading relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the world. After the US, Japan is the second country that Vietnam has upgraded its relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2023. Previously, from November 1 to 2, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte paid an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. The visit is of great significance as the two countries celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations (1973 - 2023), contributing to further promoting and deepening the Vietnam - Netherlands Comprehensive Partnership.
December 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio welcomes Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to attend the Summit to celebrate 50 years of ASEAN - Japan relations
VNA
From December 15 to 18, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the ASEAN-Japan Summit to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan relations and bilateral activities in Japan. At the end of the conference, ASEAN and Japan leaders agreed to adopt the Vision Statement on ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation: Trusted Partners and the Plan for Implementation of the Vision Statement as a basis for implementing the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the coming time. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a busy schedule, a rich and diverse program with a total of nearly 30 activities with Japanese politicians and economic circles. The working trip is the first step in concretizing the framework of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the world.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, Lao National Assembly Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane and Cambodian National Assembly Chairman Samdech Khuon Sudary
VNA
From December 4 to 10, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended the first Cambodia - Laos - Vietnam (CLV) Summit, visited and worked in Laos and paid an official visit to Thailand. The trip achieved comprehensive results in both bilateral and multilateral aspects. The CLV Summit adopted a Joint Statement on strengthening the role of parliaments in promoting comprehensive cooperation between Cambodia - Laos - Vietnam. The National Assembly Chairman's trip also deepened the special "unique" traditional relationship with Laos as well as the Vietnam - Thailand Strategic Partnership.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attends COP28
Japan North
On December 1, after concluding his official visit to Türkiye, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his wife and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the World Climate Action Summit within the framework of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) and conduct bilateral activities in the UAE (November 30 - December 2). The Prime Minister's attendance at COP28 sends a strong message to international friends about a proactive, positive and responsible Vietnam in participating in addressing one of the biggest and most concerning global challenges today: climate change.
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