Prime Minister Le Minh Hung extended congratulations to Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadottir, while National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man sent a congratulatory message to Speaker of Althingi (parliament) Pórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir.
On the same day, Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung sent a congratulatory message to Icelandic Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Gunnarsdottir.