Prime Minister Le Minh Hung held talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi on September 12 as part of his trip to India to attend the 18th BRICS Summit.

General Luong Tam Quang, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security, presided over the official welcome ceremony for and held talks with General Viktor Zolotov, Director of the Federal National Guard Service of Russia, in Ha Noi on April 13.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on March 17 received Helene Budliger Artieda, Director of Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, who is on a working visit to Viet Nam from March 15 to 17.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received UAE Ambassador to Viet Nam Bader Abdullah Almatrooshi in Ha Noi on March 17 to advance the implementation of outcomes from his recent phone talks with the UAE President, including enhanced cooperation in ensuring energy security.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) and Chairman of its Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac held talks with Chan Chun Sing, Assistant Secretary-General of the People’s Action Party (PAP) of Singapore in Ha Noi on July 21.

PM Chinh affirmed that France is one of the important countries in Viet Nam's foreign policy with Europe in general and the European Union (EU) in particular, and this visit demonstrates its strong determination in concretising the contents of the Viet Nam-France Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with President of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Heng Samrin in Hanoi on September 12 following the welcome ceremony the same day.