President Tran Dai Quang has said his upcoming visit to Egypt once again confirms Vietnam's desire to continue boosting the momentum for bilateral relations between the two countries to grow with a greater effectiveness and substance.

President Tran Dai Quang has emphasised Vietnam’s consistent policy of attaching importance to ties with African nations during his meeting with Acting President of the African Union (AU) Amira Elfadil Mohammed Elfadil.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan had a meeting with a delegation from the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Association, led by its President Vilayvong Bouddakham, in the city on August 24.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc cabled a message of congratulations to Scott Morrison on his election as Prime Minister of Australia on August 24.

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung and his Lao counterpart Khamphau Ernthavan co-chaired the third political consultation between the two foreign ministries in Hanoi on August 24.

The Vietnamese National Assembly has always paid attention to building suitable policies and laws, and ensuring a favourable investment environment for foreign businesses in general and those from the Republic of Korea (RoK) in particular, said NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

President Tran Dai Quang has affirmed to Speaker of Ethiopia’s House of Federation Keria Ibrahim that Vietnam has always attached great importance to developing its traditional friendship and all-round partnership with Ethiopia.

Vietnam always treasures the sound traditional relations with Madagascar, Ambassador to Mozambique and Madagascar Le Huy Hoang told with Madagascar President Hery Rajaonarimampiania after presenting credentials on August 23.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has reiterated his country’s external policy of attaching great importance to developing cooperation with the Asian-Pacific region in general and Vietnam in particular.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Park Soo-kwan, Honorary Consul General of Vietnam in the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Busan-Gyeongnam region, in Hanoi on August 24.

The Al-Messa Daily newspaper of Egypt has praised the prospect of cooperation between Vietnam and the northern African country, affirming that the friendship between the two countries will enter a new stage of development after the upcoming State visit by Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang to the nation.

Hanoi stands ready to share experience and provide support in agriculture and many other sectors for Mozambique, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has said.

During their talks in Addis Ababa on August 23, President of Ethiopia Mulatu Teshome described the State visit to his country by President Tran Dai Quang as a particularly important political event.

President Tran Dai Quang met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa on August 23 as part of his ongoing State visit to the African country.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on August 23 received Lao Deputy Foreign Minister Khamphau Ernthavan who has been in Vietnam to co-chair the third Vietnam-Laos political consultation at the deputy foreign minister-level.

Government Inspector General Le Minh Khai on August 23 called for Japan’s support to Vietnam’s administrative reform, e-Government building, and personnel training.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 23 for Park Soo-kwan, Honorary Consul General of Vietnam in the Republic of Korea’s Busan-Gyeongnam region.

President Tran Dai Quang arrived in Addis Ababa on August 23 afternoon, beginning a State-level visit to Ethiopia at the invitation of President Mulatu Teshome.

Vietnam supports the San Francisco court’s August 10 ruling that ordered Monsanto company to pay damages to a US resident for the impact of its herbicides on the man’s health.

Vietnam on August 23 demanded that Taiwan (China) immediately cease all live-fire drills on Ba Binh (Itu Aba) Island in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and refrain from such actions in the future.