This is also a meaningful visit, and an opportunity for the two Parties and two countries to review the tradition of close ties and the "unique" loyal relationship between Vietnam and Laos.

Vietnam and Laos are neighboring countries, connected by shared mountains and rivers, with a long-standing bond of solidarity between their peoples. For more than 60 years, the Party, State, and people of both nations have preserved and promoted their great friendship, special solidarity, and enhanced comprehensive cooperation.

During working sessions with representatives from the Ministries of Foreign Trade and Investment, and Finance and Prices, and the Central Bank of Cuba, the Vietnamese delegation expressed delight at the fruitful development of bilateral relations across channels and areas in recent times, affirming that the Party, State and people of Vietnam attach special importance to the special relations with the Latin American nation.

Vietnam attaches importance to and wishes to further strengthen multifaceted cooperation with Spain – the first strategic partner of Vietnam in the EU, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated. He highly evaluated Spain for its significant achievements in socio-economic development and its active role in addressing global issues.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man’s official visits to Armenia and Uzbekistan from April 2-8 helped strengthen political trust and revitalised the ties between Vietnam and the two Central Asian countries.

New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Caroline Beresford described a relationship as a piece of cloth and its structure like threads woven together for strength, saying that PM Christopher Luxon’s trip to Vietnam set sights on tightening these threads, particularly in the current unpredictable global context.

The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long and Cambodia’s Banteay Meancheay province will bolster their cooperation under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on January 16 for the 2025 – 2029 period.

The Lao Ministry of National Defence hosted a meeting to mark the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and the 35th anniversary of the All People’s Defence Festival (December 22) in Vientiane on December 30 morning, bringing together senior officers of the Lao People's Army.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held phone talks with his Cambodian counterpart Prak Sokhonn on December 12 afternoon, during which Son underlined the importance of boosting close coordination between the two foreign ministries in stepping up the bilateral cooperation.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, along with a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese legislature, on December 3 afternoon (local time) concluded their official visit to Singapore, and left the Southeast Asian nation for an official visit to Japan.

The official visit to the Czech Republic from November 13-16 to Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, taking place when both countries are looking forward to celebrating the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations in early 2025, will help create new momentum to lift the bilateral traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation to a higher level.

Vietnam is half a hemisphere away from Chile – a country in South America. However, the geographical distance has not hindered the development of the relationship between the two countries. Over the past 50 years, their traditional relationship and comprehensive partnership have developed steadily, benefiting the two peoples while contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the two regions.

Since the establishment of the Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam (CLMV) cooperation mechanism, Vietnam has consistently acted as an active and responsible member, making significant contributions to the mechanism.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and a high-level delegation of the Vietnamese NA returned to Hanoi on October 19 evening, successfully concluding their official visit to Laos and participation in the 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-45) at the invitation of Lao National Assembly Chairman and AIPA-45 President Saysomphone Phomvihane.

The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by Chinese Premier Li Qiang reflects the positive and constructive exchanges and interactions between high-ranking leaders of the two countries, a Chinese scholar has said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone upon arriving in Vientiane, Laos for the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits on October 8 morning.

A gathering was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on September 22 to consolidate the friendship and partnership and promote mutual understanding and trust between the Vietnamese and Chinese Governments and peoples while boosting the comprehensive and effective cooperation between the two sides from the national to local levels.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam’s upcoming state visit to Cuba aims to implement the foreign policy set forth at the 13th National Party Congress, reaffirming Vietnam's high regard for and desire to strengthen relations with traditional friends.

Representatives from the Dien Bien provincial Party Committee's inspection commission held talks with a delegation representing the Party inspection - inspectorate commissions of the Lao northern provinces of Phongsaly, Udomxay and Luang Prabang in Dien Bien Phu city on September 18.

Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, hosted a reception on June 6 for General Mao Sophan, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army, who is on an official visit to Vietnam.