On the occasion of the 242nd Independence Day of the United States (July 4, 1776-2018), President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 3 individually sent congratulatory messages to US President Donald Trump.
On this occasion, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan sent congratulatory messages to US Senate President Michael Pence and Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, respectively.
On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh cabled a message of congratulations to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
* Also on July 3, President Tran Dai Quang cabled a message of congratulations to his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on the occasion of the 27th Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus (July 3, 1991-2018).
Also on this occasion, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a congratulatory message to his Belarusian counterpart Andrey Kobyakov.
On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh extended a message of congratulations to Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei.
* On the occasion of the election of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as the new President of Mexico for the 2018-2024 term, President Tran Dai Quang sent a congratulatory message to him on July 3.
