Vietnam always treasures cooperative ties with the European Union (EU) and its member states, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told President of the European Council (EC) Charles Michel at their meeting on October 10 on the sidelines of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in Vientiane, Laos.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 10 met with his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon in Vientiane, Laos, on the sidelines of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the 21st ASEAN - India Summit and the ASEAN - Canada Special Summit in Vientiane, Laos, on October 10.

A grand ceremony was held in Hanoi on October 10 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the capital city’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-2024).

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Chairman of the Lao National Assembly (NA) Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on October 8 as part of his trip to attend the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits in the neighbouring country.

Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Quang Phuong paid a courtesy call on Chairman of the Lao NA Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on October 8, saying that the Vietnamese side supports Laos’s Chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man has sent congratulatory messages to re-elected and newly-elected leaders of the Indonesian parliament.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane on October 8, beginning his trip to Laos to attend the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits.

Vietnam and France have issued a joint statement on the upgrade of bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on the occasion of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s official visit to France from October 6-7.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam started an official visit to France from October 7 morning (local time) at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its 38th session on October 7, with focus on preparations for the legislature’s upcoming eighth plenum.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam visited Le Havre and had a meeting with Mayor of the French city Édouard Philippe on October 6, within the framework of his official visit to France.

More than 100 experts, scientists and partners in various fields from 10 countries gathered at the Global Vietnam - La Francophonie 2024 (OGVF 2024) in Paris from October 5-6 to explore the prospects of the Francophonie in today's world, especially the important role of Vietnam in the development of this dynamic partnership after 54 years of being an active member of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF).

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on October 5 asked Ho Chi Minh City to remove obstacles in terms of mechanisms and policies to grow further, matching its potential and advantages.

A delegation from the National Assembly (NA) Committee for National Defence and Security, led by its chairman Lieut. Gen. Le Tan Toi, conducted a working visit to Bulgaria and Italy from September 26 to October 3.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s official visit to France from October 6-7 aims to demonstrate the high evaluation of the Vietnamese Party and State for the Vietnam-France strategic partnership and to further deepen the bilateral relationship.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam landed at Dublin Airport at 8:30 pm on October 1 (local time), beginning a state visit to Ireland at the invitation of Irish President Michael D. Higgins.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam visited the Vietnamese Embassy and met with representatives of the Vietnamese community in Mongolia on October 1, as part of his state visit to the country.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam had a meeting with Chairman of the ruling Mongolian People's Party (MPP) and Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar on September 30, as part of his ongoing state visit to the East Asian country.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam held talks with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh during his state visit to Mongolia on September 30.