Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and Undersecretary of State at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi co-chaired the seventh political consultation at the deputy ministerial level between the two countries in Rome on November 2.

Both sides agreed to facilitate market access for key export products, and prioritise cooperation in investment attraction and technology transfer in emerging and strategic sectors such as new energy, renewable energy and automation, while continuing to strengthen existing cooperation in textiles, footwear, climate change response, electronics, culture and tourism.