Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s official visit to Vietnam in late April, including his talks with General Secretary To Lam, and meetinsg with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and other senior leaders, underscored the deep trust between the two countries.

Politburo member and Chairman of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia hosted separate receptions in Hanoi on August 8 for the Indian and Japanese ambassadors to Vietnam.

General Phan Van Giang, member of the Politburo, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence, hosted separate receptions for the ambassadors of Laos and Japan to Vietnam in Hanoi on July 3.