Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had separate meetings on the morning of November 22 (local time) with the President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Prime Minister of India and Spain to discuss ways to advance bilateral cooperation and exchange views on international issues of shared concern.

A high-level delegation of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), led by Phan Dinh Trac, Politburo member, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee, and head of its Commission for Internal Affairs, paid a working visit to Spain from November 17 to 21.

The two sides agreed to press on with implementing the 2010 cooperation deal and keep supporting each other at multilateral forums, particularly within INTOSAI.

Viet Nam and Spain are set to elevate their economic partnership following Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc’s working trip on July 3 to Barcelona, where he engaged with regional leaders and business executives to accelerate cooperation across green energy, logistics and sustainable finance.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc has called on all countries to jointly take action to revitalise multilateralism, promote active multilateralism, and work together to restore disruptions in international cooperation on development, trade, and investment.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the opening ceremony of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) on June 30 in Seville, Spain.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on June 30 within the framework of his attendance at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla, Spain.

In the last match of the 2022 World Cup knockout round, Portugal played sublimely and defeated Switzerland 6-1 to reach quarters. Meanwhile, Morocco stubbornly put Spain into the penalty shootout that sent them through to the World Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 win over the former champions.

The highlight of the 12th day of World Cup 2022 was the 2-1victory from Japanese players over Spain to advance to the 1/8 round as the top team of Group E, which was considered the group of death, with the participation of two former world champions of Spain and Germany.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 12 sent a message of greetings to King Felipe VI of Spain on the occasion of Spain’s National Day (October 12).