Vietnamese President Lương Cường affirmed that both sides need to pass on these heroic pages of history to the younger generation, so that they can clearly understand the value of the special solidarity between Việt Nam and Laos, and continue to nurture this relationship

The two leaders reaffirmed that they strongly support and place the highest priority on strengthening and enhancing the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Việt Nam and Laos, considering it an invaluable asset and a vital factor for the revolutionary cause of each country.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phạm Việt Hùng called on ESCAP to facilitate the implementation of the global digital compact in the region and to step up initiatives surrounding emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI).

Ruvislei González, a senior researcher at Cuba's Centre for International Policy Studies, said that the victory 50 years ago marked a glorious chapter in the history of struggling for a unified Việt Nam. With this event, the mission to completely liberate the South and reunify the country was accomplished, opening a new era of independence and laying the foundation for building a country towards development and prosperity.

Việt Nam regards the development of relations with China as a consistent guideline, a natural and strategic choice, and a top priority in its foreign policy. It supports a strong and growing China that plays an active role in promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the region and the world.

Placing the wreath at the statue of the revered Lao leader, President Lương Cường reaffirmed the profound respect and enduring gratitude of the Vietnamese Party, State, and people for President Kaysone Phomvihane’s pivotal role in building, preserving, and strengthening the unique and time-honoured Việt Nam–Laos relationship, an invaluable legacy for both nations.

The 9th Việt Nam-China Border Defense Friendship Exchange was a great success, leaving positive impressions and generating results beyond expectations.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Slovakia Phạm Trường Giang thanked Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Slovak National Council (Parliament) Marian Kery for his personal contributions to promoting relations between the two countries and for his ongoing support for Việt Nam in general and the Vietnamese community in Slovakia in particular.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng and Belarusian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs S. Lukashevich discussed measures to enhance the bilateral relations as well as international and regional issues of common interest at the 4th Việt Nam – Belarus political consultation in Minsk on Thursday.

Professor Chu Hoàng Long, Director of the Việt Nam Policy Research Centre at the Australian National University, said from a nation ravaged by war and once among the poorest in the world, Việt Nam has risen robustly to assert itself as a dynamic and responsible nation on the international arena.

Both countries' Presidents expressed delight at the positive development of the Việt Nam–Laos relationship and agreed to continue giving top priority to enhancing bilateral cooperation across all fields.

The HCM City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC), in coordination with the Việt Nam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC), held a seminar this morning (April 24) titled “The National Assembly's Law No. 57/2024/QH15 and New Investment Policies.”

Vietnamese top leader suggested boosting economic connectivity for the goal of US$10 billion in bilateral trade and strengthening collaboration in security-defence, and maritime and oceanic matters

The European Union wants to support Việt Nam in achieving its ambition to become a developed country by 2045, and to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

The attack was launched on a group of tourists in the Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam, in the Jammu and Kashmir region of India on April 22, resulting in at least 26 fatalities and left 20 others injured.

The good traditional relationship between the people of Việt Nam and Laos was laid down by President Hồ Chí Minh, President Kaysone Phomvihane and President Suphanouvong. It has been cultivated by generations of leaders of the two Parties, States and people of the two countries.

Việt Nam's April 30 anniversary is an occasion to honour the values of benevolence, of peace, of reconciliation, and in the spirit of putting the past aside and striving towards the future, said Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Phạm Thu Hằng.

President Lương Cường received the ambassadors of Australia, the Dominican Republic, Algeria, and Angola as they came to present their credentials at the Presidential Palace in Hà Nội on Thursday

President Lương Cường, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, and Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn have all sent messages of condolence to the Holy See.

The delegation was welcomed at Wattay airport by Khemmani Pholsena, Minister and Chairwoman of the Presidential Office of Laos; Atsaphangthong Siphandone, Mayor of Vientiane capital; a Lao Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; Lao Ambassador to Việt Nam Khamphao Ernthavanh