The European Union (EU) considers Vietnam one of its most important partners in the Indo-Pacific region, said Josep Borrell , High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Vice-President of the European Commission (EC).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao and Cambodian counterparts Phankham Viphavanh and Samdech Techo Hun Sen had a breakfast meeting in Belgium on December 14, the first of the trio after the COVID-19 pandemic was put under control.