Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc joined leaders of other ASEAN countries at the opening ceremony of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank (WB) Group in Bali, Indonesia yesterday.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình yesterday hosted a reception for Mayor of Vientiane, Laos, Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune who is in Ha Noi to exchange experience between the two capital cities.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Indonesian President Joko Widodo have stressed the need to create breakthroughs in bilateral economic cooperation, making it the main pillar of the strategic partnership between Viet Nam and Indonesia.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh yesterday urged the Francophone community to promote intensive cooperation and take a holistic approach on all issues in order to find effective solutions to deep-rooted crises and instability such as inequality, poverty and underdevelopment.

 Việt Nam’s National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân had a meeting on Thursday (local time) with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc met with Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) Chairman Rosan Perkasa Roeslani on Friday during his stay in Indonesia for the ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc pledged to create the best possible conditions for foreign investors, including those from Indonesia, during his meetings with leaders of Ciputra Group and PT Nikko Sekuritas Indonesia in Bali, Indonesia, on October 12. 

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh met with several other attendees on the sidelines of the 17th Francophonie Summit in Yerevan, Armenia on Thursday.

Generations of Vietnamese leaders have attached importance to cooperative relations with Tanzania who supported Việt Nam during the struggle for national independence, said Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn.