On the occasion of attending the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF 16) in Tianjin, China, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính meets with Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on June 25, 2025. (Photo: VNA)
On the occasion of the 18th Francophonie Summit in Djerba (Tunisia), Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan meets with Senegalese President Macky Sall on November 19, 2022 (local time). (Photo: VNA)
President of Senegal Macky Sall (right) and Secretary-General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie Abdou Diouf welcome Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan to the opening ceremony of the 15th Francophonie Summit in Dakar, Senegal (November 29, 2014). (Photo: VNA)
President Tran Duc Luong receives Senegalese President Abdou Diouf during the 7th Francophonie Summit in Hanoi (November 1997). (Photo: VNA)
Joy of African communities benefiting from a rice cultivation project supported by Vietnamese experts. This trilateral cooperation model among Vietnam, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and Senegal has been widely expanded and implemented. (Photo: VNA)
Major General Pham Van Ty, head of the Vietnamese military rescue delegation, visits the Senegalese rescue team during the joint mission to support earthquake recovery efforts in Hatay Province, Turkey, on February 15, 2023. (Photo: VNA)
Garments and textiles and are among Vietnam’s key export products to the Senegalese market. In the photo: Garment production for export at Hoa Tho – Dong Ha Garment Company (Quang Tri). (Photo: VNA)
Senegal is emerging as a potential market for Vietnam’s rice exports. (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam – Senegal: New prospects for cooperation
Over the past 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations on December 29, 1969, Vietnam and Senegal have maintained a strong and friendly relationship, actively supporting each other at regional and international forums. The official visit to Senegal by National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man marks an important milestone, creating momentum to strengthen cooperation between the two legislative bodies and opening up new prospects in various fields such as trade, agriculture, science and technology, and people-to-people exchanges.