As a major player in the region and one of the most dynamic economies in Asia, Vietnam is an indispensable partner for Belgium. The meetings with the various Vietnamese authorities will therefore offer an excellent opportunity to further deepen and enrich this diverse partnership, according the Belgian Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation.
The Vietnam-EU relations and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s trip to the EU from December 13-15 has been in the limelight of the Belgian media in recent days.
An article published on Belgium’s brusselstimes.com on December 12 hailed Vietnam as a sustained development partner and destination of foreign investment for the European Union (EU) in Southeast Asia.
A multimedia exhibition is being held in Brussels, Belgium, to celebrate the 45th founding anniversary of relations between the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with its highlight being a community project named “Weaving the Ocean”.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium has collaborated with the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB) to hold a series of activities in honour of late President Ho Chi Minh at the party’s recent Manifesta (solidarity) festival in Ostend.
Christos Doulkeridis, Mayor of Ixelles, a district of the Belgian capital Brussels, expressed his sincere appreciation on March 17 of the Vietnamese community’s contribution to the local COVID-19 response.
Foreign ambassadors lavished praise on Vietnam as the country has successfully fulfilled its role as the rotary president of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in the first month of 2020.
Efforts to deal with consequences of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin should focus on environmental improvement and long-term support for AO victims along with dioxin remediation activities, heard a seminar held at the European Parliament (EP)’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on November 28.
Many members of the European Parliament have urged acceleration of the completion of documents and relevant procedures for the signing and ratification of the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the EU (EVFTA).
The parliament of Wallonia, a region of Belgium, organised a discussion session on December 1 on the Vietnam-European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) at Namur city, the region’s capital city.
ASEAN Member States strongly condemn the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium on 22 March 2016, which caused numerous deaths and injuries, and damaged properties.
