Foreign Affairs of the Week: Hungarian President pays official visit to Vietnam; promotes cooperation with Dominica

On May 28, 2025, at the Presidential Palace,President Luong Cuong and his wife hosted the official welcoming ceremony for Hungarian President Sulyok Tamas and his wife Nagy Zsuzsanna on their official visit to Vietnam. (Photo: Nguyen Hong)

High-level diplomacy

On May 30, General Secretary To Lam received Comrade Thongsalith Mangnomek, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chief of the Office of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee, who paid an official visit to Vietnam from May 29-30. General Secretary To Lam affirmed that Vietnam always strongly and comprehensively supports the cause of building and developing Laos, expressing his belief that under the leadership of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, the Lao people will overcome difficulties, continue to gain even greater new achievements, and successfully implement Resolution XI of the Party.

From May 27-29, at the invitation of President Luong Cuong, Hungarian President Sulyok Tamas and his wife paid an official visit to Vietnam. General Secretary To Lam met with Hungarian President Sulyok Tamas. President Luong Cuong hosted the official welcoming ceremony, held talks and hosted a banquet for President Sulyok Tamas. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Hungarian President Sulyok Tamas. During their visit to Vietnam, Hungarian President Sulyok Tamas and his wife laid a wreath at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs on Bac Son Street.

On the occasion of Mr. Nicusor Dan being elected President of Romania , on May 27, President Luong Cuong sent a congratulatory message.

Receiving Vice Chairman of the Oman Investment Authority (OIA) Sheikh Nasser bin Suliman Al Harthi on May 29, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked Oman to support increasing the scale of the Vietnam-Oman Investment Fund to 1 billion USD. On the same day, receiving Chairman and CEO of Excelerate Energy Group (USA) Steven Kobos and his associates, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the Group to cooperate with partners to build a warehouse to store and distribute LNG in Vietnam this year or in 2026.

On May 28, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received a bipartisan delegation of US House of Representatives members visiting and working in Vietnam, led by Representative John Moolenaar, Michigan, member of the US House Appropriations Committee. The Prime Minister affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the United States and sincerely wishes for the bilateral relationship to maintain positive development momentum, become increasingly substantive, and go into depth.

In an interview with Vietnamese press in Kuala Lumpur, assessing Vietnam's role in ASEAN , Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he always maintains contact with Vietnamese leaders to discuss ASEAN issues. The issues the two countries' leaders regularly discuss and hold phone calls on are the US's new tariff policy and the Myanmar issue. He affirmed that Malaysia and Vietnam cooperate very closely on these issues. Vietnam supports Malaysia's stance on promoting the ASEAN Power Grid initiative.

On May 30, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung attended and delivered an important speech at the 30th Future of Asia Conference in Tokyo, Japan. This year's conference marks the 30th anniversary of the forum's establishment and development, becoming a leading prestigious policy dialogue framework in Asia. During the working trip, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung met with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru ; met with former Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio ; received Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Muto Yoji ; received Governor of Mie Prefecture Ichimi Katsuyuki ; received Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture Suzuki Naomichi ; visited Aichi Prefecture, received Governor of Aichi Prefecture Omura Hideaki and Mayor of Nagoya City Hirosawa Ichiro .

Activities of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

During talks with Acting Head of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee's External Relations Commission Bounleua Phandanouvong on June 2, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son emphasized that Comrade Bounleua Phandanouvong's visit to Vietnam is of utmost importance, in the context that the two countries are actively preparing for the National Party Congress in each country and in the context that Vietnam has just completed the merger of the Central External Relations Commission with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On June 2, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Bui Thanh Son had a phone call with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul . The Deputy Prime Minister proposed major orientations to deepen and further substantiate the Vietnam-Germany strategic partnership in the fields of politics - diplomacy, trade - investment, science - technology, education - training, sustainable development and people-to-people exchange... in the coming time.

Receiving a delegation of experts and scientists from the Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts Global (AVSE Global) led by Professor Nguyen Duc Khuong on June 1, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Bui Thanh Son expressed his hope that Vietnamese scientists and intellectuals around the world would unite, promote national spirit, and contribute to the overall development of the country in the era of rising up with specific actions and projects, so that Vietnam can stand shoulder to shoulder with the world powers.

On May 29, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Bui Thanh Son presented the decision to appoint the head of the Vietnamese representative agency abroad and its leaders and managers.

On May 28, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Bui Thanh Son welcomed and held talks with Vince Henderson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Commerce and Energy of the Commonwealth of Dominica . The two sides discussed the situation of the two countries, directions and measures to further strengthen bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son gave an interview to the press on the results of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to Malaysia, to attend the 46th ASEAN Summit and related Summits.

Bilateral diplomacy

On May 28, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cuong received Mr. Rogelio Sierra Diaz, Director of the Diplomatic Academy under the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the meeting, the two sides discussed directions and measures to strengthen relations between the two Ministries of Foreign Affairs, as well as between the Diplomatic Academy of Cuba and the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in research and training of foreign affairs officials.

Receiving comrade Taylan Coskun, Politburo member in charge of relations with Vietnam of the French Communist Party on May 27, Party Central Committee member, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cuong suggested that the two Parties continue to strengthen cooperation, making important contributions to promoting the Vietnam-France Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to become increasingly deeper and more practical, for the benefit of the people of the two countries, for peace and development of the region and the world.

From May 27-28, Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang visited and worked in the Republic of Estonia . During the working trip, Deputy Minister Le Thi Thu Hang met and worked with leaders of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a number of relevant agencies to promote bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu answered the press about Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung's visit to Japan to attend the 30th "Future of Asia" Conference.

Ambassador Rogelio Sierra Diaz, Rector of the Raul Roa Garcia Institute of International Relations of Cuba, gave an exclusive interview to The World and Vietnam Newspaper to share about his visit to Vietnam on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (December 2, 1960 - December 2, 2025).

Multilateral diplomacy

From May 30 to June 1, General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense, led a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense to attend the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore . Within the framework of the Shangri-La Dialogue, at the second plenary session with the theme "Ensuring stability in a competitive world", General Phan Van Giang delivered an important speech.

On May 29, at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, the United States, activities took place to celebrate the 77th International Day of UN Peacekeepers. Also on this occasion, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN, held a meeting with Vietnamese peacekeepers and officials working there.

On May 21 and 27, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang paid a farewell visit to President of the 79th UN General Assembly Philemon Yang and UN Secretary-General António Guterres as they prepare to end their terms of office. During the meetings, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang affirmed that Vietnam will continue to strongly support multilateralism and is ready to make more active and substantive contributions to the common work of the UN.

From May 28-30, the 43rd meeting of the Standing Committee of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) and the Asia-Europe Security Conference took place in Perm (Russia). The delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam led by Comrade Ngo Le Van, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, attended the events and conducted bilateral contacts.

Spokesperson News

At the regular press conference on May 29, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang answered reporters' questions about the illegal transportation of people and illegal immigration of Vietnamese people to coastal towns in the UK ; stated Vietnam's stance on armed clashes at the Thai-Cambodian border ; and commented on US President Donald Trump's announcement that Harvard University would not recruit international students and the order to stop visa interviews for foreign students.

Other activities

On May 30, the Department of Law and International Treaties, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Diplomatic Academy and the Vietnam Society of International Law (VSIL) organized a workshop on strengthening and improving the effectiveness of the signing and implementation of international commitments . Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Anh Tuan attended and chaired the workshop.

After three days of exciting competition (May 30 - June 1), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sports Tournament to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the sector (August 28, 1945 - August 28, 2025) has successfully concluded. The tournament brought together 396 athletes competing in 6 sports: football, table tennis, golf, badminton, tennis and pickleball.

On May 29, the Diplomatic Academy successfully organized the scientific workshop "Competition for national influence in international media in the context of artificial intelligence development" with the participation of many experts, scientists, and researchers from units inside and outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The workshop focused on researching and clarifying the competition for influence between major countries in international media today. The workshop drew some lessons for Vietnam in using the media to implement foreign policy, contributing to promoting the national image in the new context.

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