President To Lam hosted separate receptions for the new ambassadors of Nicaragua, Iceland, Turkmenistan and Cyprus who came to present their credentials in Hanoi on June 21.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 1 met with the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan and representatives of the Vietnamese community in the country.

President Truong Tan Sang held talks with President Raul Castro Ruz in Havana, Cuba on September 29 (Cuban time) following his official welcome ceremony.