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The conclusion highlights the orientation for accelerating the development of transport infrastructure, including roads, high-speed rail, airports and seaports, alongside smart urban infrastructure to enhance connectivity among major urban centres. Balanced and harmonious development across localities will be ensured, coupled with environmental protection and the preservation of cultural identity.

Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng said leaders at all levels must take direct responsibility for addressing bottlenecks and ensuring the effectiveness of emulation movements throughout the term.

Việt Nam considers developing relations with China as a strategic choice and a top priority in its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification of external relations, according to the top Vietnamese leader.

NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn noted with satisfaction the positive development of the traditional friendship in more than 50 years of diplomatic relations and over a decade of Strategic Partnership.

Việt Nam–China relations have maintained positive momentum, with notable and comprehensive progress across multiple areas. Political trust in particular has been strengthened, continuing to provide strategic direction for the development of bilateral ties.

The agreement will provide a key legal framework for the two sides to cooperate more effectively in combating crime, particularly transnational organised crime.

Discussing global and regional developments amid increasingly complex and unpredictable changes, President Sergio Mattarella highlighted the importance of safeguarding the values of peace and strongly supporting multilateralism.

The Vietnamese National Assembly and the Italian Parliament have maintained close exchanges and coordination at regional and international inter-parliamentary forums.

NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn shared information on major milestones such as the successful organisation of the 14th National Party Congress, the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils for the 2026–2031 tenure, and the reform to streamline the political system’s organisational apparatus.

The Vietnamese community, including more than 23,000 students, have always followed developments at home, take pride in the country’s comprehensive achievements, and maintain strong confidence in the leadership of the Party and State, as well as in the major orientations set at the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Việt Nam, which aim to usher the country into a new era of development.

NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn informed his host about Việt Nam’s ongoing project to build a Communist Party of Việt Nam Museum to preserve, display, and promote the value of important historical documents and artefacts of the Party.

After more than 50 years of diplomatic relations and over a decade of the Strategic Partnership, Việt Nam – Italy ties have continued to develop positively with significant achievements.

National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn extended greetings to Lao National Assembly President Saysomphone Phomvihane, Cambodian Senate President Samdech Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen and Cambodian National Assembly President Samdech Moha Rotsapheathika Thipadei Khuon Sudary.

In addition to promoting traditional areas of cooperation such as trade and investment, General Secretary and President Tô Lâm called for joint efforts to create new highlights in emerging fields, including transport infrastructure development

FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu expressed his pleasure at meeting Chairman Mẫn and welcoming the first high-ranking Vietnamese leader to visit the FAO headquarters in many years. He recalled his positive impressions from previous visits to Vietnam and witnessing the country’s strong transformation over the years, from its past struggle for independence to its current development path.

About 25,000 Vietnamese students are currently studying in China, reflecting the deepening educational exchanges between the two countries.

Covering 1,770 sq.km in Hebei, about 110 km southwest of Beijing, Xiong'an New Area lies at the heart of the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei economic triangle and had a population of roughly 1.4 million as of 2025.

Turkish Ambassador to Việt Nam Korhan Kemik has affirmed Türkiye’s readiness to deepen cooperation with Việt Nam in the period ahead by working together to lay the groundwork for advancing peace and sustainable development, for the benefit of both nations.