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.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held bilateral meetings with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in Johannesburg on November 23, as part of his activities on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in South Africa.