France holds a special place in the life and revolutionary journey of President Ho Chi Minh. It was the first destination in his quest for national salvation in 1911 and later, in 1946, the place to which he returned as the head of state of the sovereign Democratic Republic of Viet Nam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 12 met with Speaker of the Riksdag (Swedish parliament) Andreas Norlén and leaders of political parties in Sweden as part of his official visit to the country.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by member of the Party Central Committee and deputy head of its Commission for Internal Affairs Tran Quoc Cuong attended the 22nd International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMWCP) in Havana from October 27-29.