The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
President Cuong assessed that in recent years, the relations between Vietnam and Middle Eastern and African countries have made clear progress, with high-level delegation exchanges taking place actively; and that there is great room for cooperation and expanding Vietnam's interests in the region.
Through President Luong Cuong's visits, Vietnam will send a policy message to African countries and the international community that Vietnam is a nation with a growing role and position in the international arena, and it is confidently stepping into a new era.
Strategically located on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, Senegal serves as a key gateway to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) - a region rich in natural resources, demographically young, and economically promising. Morocco, located on both the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of North Africa, is the African country closest to Europe, with numerous free trade agreements (FTAs) with the EU, the US, and African Union.
The President of Mauritius praised Vietnam’s expertise in aquaculture and fishery exports, suggesting the two countries explore ways to enhance cooperation by sharing experiences and successful practices in this field.
Indonesia aims to reach business deals worth 56.7 trillion IDR (3.5 billion USD) between various industries of Indonesia and African countries through the second Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF) slated for September.
A Vietnamese official underlined the country’s wish to further reinforce multifaceted ties with Africa while addressing a celebration of the Africa Day (May 25) in Hanoi on May 24.
An online workshop discussing measures to further promote the export of potential products to Africa and the Middle East was held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency on November 23.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc attended a banquet hosted by the embassies of African countries in Hanoi on May 25 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Africa Day (May 25, 1963 - 2023).
The cat has played different roles in various societies for thousands of years. The fascinating animal has also been featured in Vietnamese culture and art since the birth of folk painting.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Angola on October 10 warned Vietnamese citizens to avoid “easy work, high salary” scam in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and the Republic of Congo.
What Vietnam has achieved in the last three decades, and what it is on course to achieve in the future, makes the country a good candidate for low- and middle-income countries in Africa to partner with for shared prosperity, according to a recent article by theafricareport.com.
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio's official visit to Vietnam from March 14-20 is expected to be a new step forwards in the development of ties between Vietnam and the West African country.
The Vietnam Aviation Authority recently issued a directive ordering units in the sectors to intensify measures against the COVID-19 pandemic in face of the coming into being of a new variant.
Singapore and Malaysia on November 29 reopened their shared land borders, allowing vaccinated travellers to cross after nearly two years of being shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's attendance and remarks at the open debate on cooperation between the UN and African Union (AU) on October 28 are of remarkable significance, Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu told reporters.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the virtual high-level open debate on cooperation between the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) on October 28, at the invitation of his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta, who holds the rotating Presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in October 2021.
President Ho Chi Minh’s vision and his important role in struggles for independence of African countries and their fight against racism has been highlighted in radio programme “The Taylor Report” hosted by Phil Taylor, which often discusses topics related to war and peace.
For the time ahead, the Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria, which is also in charge of Senegal, Mali, Niger, and the Western Sahara, is set to continue performing well its role as a bridge linking Vietnam and African nations and disseminating the Party and State’s guidelines and policies to Vietnamese expatriates there, said Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Vinh.
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s permanent mission to the UN, has affirmed that Vietnam is willing to cooperate with and support African countries after conflicts to reform the security system through the UN’s appropriate mechanisms and peacekeeping missions in the region.
