Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Malawi’s Foreign Minister Nancy Tempo witnessed the signing of a joint statement on establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Malawi, which marked an important milestone in the relationship between the two countries.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son had meetings with UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy and Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad Ahmed Attaf on September 23 on the sidelines of the UN Summit of the Future and the high-level week of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

Vietnamese President To Lam on June 12 sent a message of condolences to Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera over the plane crash two days ago, which left Vice President Saulos Chilima and many others dead.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh had bilateral meetings with the Dutch Prime Minister, and Foreign Ministers of Sierra Leon, Guinea-Bissau and Malawi in New York on September 23 on the sidelines of the high-level week of the 77th United Nations General Assembly.