Viet Nam and Belgium have agreed to further strengthen parliamentary cooperation and deepen bilateral relations as Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for National Defence, Security and Foreign Affairs Senior Lieutenant General Le Tan Toi paid a courtesy call on First Vice President of the Belgian Senate Andries Gryffroy on July 10 as part of his working trip to the European nation.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Phan Van Giang hosted a reception in Ha Noi on May 26 for a visiting delegation of US Congress members led by Congressman Michael Baumgartner, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

On parliamentary cooperation, the top Vietnamese legislator called for increased the exchange of high-level delegations and closer collaboration between the two legislatures, including sharing legislative experience and strengthening ties between their respective committees.

Professor Toshiro Nishizawa of the University of Tokyo has highlighted the increasingly prominent role of Viet Nam’s National Assembly (NA) and local authorities in promoting socio-economic development, as well as the importance of parliamentary cooperation to general relations between Viet Nam and Japan.

Algerian media on November 20 continued extensive coverage of the activities of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the high-level Vietnamese delegation in Algiers.

President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Milos Vystrcil arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on November 18, beginning a five-day official visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Khac Dinh on November 7 chaired an online meeting between the Viet Nam – Russia Parliamentary Friendship Group of the Vietnamese NA and the Group for Cooperation with the Vietnamese NA of the Russian Federation Council.

The top legislator’s attendance at AIPA-46 is made at the invitation of Speaker of the Malaysian House of Representatives Dato' Johari Bin Abdul, who is also AIPA-46 President, while his official visit is made at the invitation of President of the Malaysian Senate Dato’ Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Quang Phuong on September 3 received a delegation of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) led by its Vice President Jesús German Faria Tortosa, on the occasion of their visit to Viet Nam to attend the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

A delegation of Viet Nam’s National Assembly Standing Committee, led by Chairwoman of the NA’s Committee for Deputy Affairs Nguyen Thanh Hai, paid a working visit to Japan from August 28–30.

Party General Secretary To Lam had a meeting with National Assembly Speaker of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Woo Won Sik in Seoul on August 12 as part of his ongoing state visit to the RoK.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man held talks with Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives Rachid Talbi Alami in Rabat on July 25 (local time) as part of his official trip to the African country. The event was held following a red-carpet welcome ceremony for the top legislator of Viet Nam.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Chile Nguyen Viet Cuong suggested several measures for enhancing parliamentary cooperation betwene the two countries while addressing the Chilean Senate’s Committee of Foreign Relations on July 22.

The agreement outlines a framework for enhanced parliamentary collaboration, focusing on the exchange of high-level delegations and contacts, the sharing of parliamentary experiences, mutual support at multilateral parliamentary forums, the building and rollout of cooperation initiatives.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Yorrys Raweyai, Deputy Speaker of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) of Indonesia, had a meeting in Ha Noi on July 10, expressing satisfaction with the progress in their countries' parliamentary cooperation in recent years.

A delegation of the Viet Nam-France Friendship Parliamentarians' Group led by its Chairwoman Nguyen Thuy Anh paid a working visit to France from July 6 to 8, at the invitation of Chairwoman of the France – Viet Nam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group (FVFG) in the French National Assembly (NA) Anne Le Hénanff.