Upon receiving news of the passing of Côte d’Ivoire Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong sent a message of condolences to Côte d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara on March 11.
Ship 09 of Brigade 171, together with a delegation of the Viet Nam People’s Navy, on December 13 departed Indonesian waters, successfully concluding its mission participating in the second ASEAN–US Maritime Exercise (AUMX-2) held in Batam Island, Indonesia.