On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh cabled a congratulatory message to Kazakh Foreign Minsiter Mukhtar Tleuberdi.
* On December 16, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuccongratulated Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on his re-appointment as the Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait.
On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh offered his congratulations to Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah on his re-appointment as Kuwaiti Foreign Minister.