Vietnam visits by foreign leaders in 2020 amid COVID-19
VOV.VN - Visits to the nation by leaders of Laos, the Republic of Korea and Japan in 2020 have demonstrated a safe Vietnam in effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and his high-level government delegation pay a visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from July 5-6, 2020. This is the first visit to the country by a foreign senior leader since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: VNA) |
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| Talks between the two nations' government leaders. The visit to Vietnam by the Lao PM comes after both countries have successfully contained the COVID-19 pandemic, with Vietnam reporting no new infections for nearly three months and put in good control of the disease which earn international plaudit. Meanwhile, the Government of Laos has officially declared the victory of the first phase COVID-19 campaign. (Photo: VNA) |
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| From December 4-6, PM Thongloun Sisoulith co-chair the 43rd session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Bilateral Cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, during which 17 cooperation agreements have been signed. (Photo: VNA) |
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith co-host a joint press conference after the 43rd session of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee. (Photo: VNA) |
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| National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan meets Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on December 6 on the occassion of the latter's Vietnam visit for the 43rd session of the Vietnam - Laos Intergovernmental Committee on Bilateral Cooperation. |
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| The top Vietnamese legislator expresses her appreciation for closer cooperation between the the two countries' legislative bodies, and thanks Laos for its support and participation in ASEAN and AIPA activities in 2020 hosted by Vietnam. |
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| From October 18-20, 2020, Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide visits Vietnam one month after taking office. |
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| This is the first overseas trip of Suga Yoshihide in his capacity as Prime Minister of Japan. |
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| The Japanese PM pays a courtesy visit to Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong, holds talks with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and have meetings with Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan Chairwoman of the National Assembly, and Pham Minh Chinh, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Head of the Central Organization Commission, and the Chairman of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentary Group (Photo: VNA) |
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| Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide meets with National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. |
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Suga Yoshihide witness the exchange of 12 signed documents worth nearly US$4 billion between ministries, sectors , localities and businesses of the two countries (Photo: VNA) |
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| Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Park Byeong-Seug, alongside his wife and senior delegation pay a visit to Vietnam from October 31 to November 4 at the invitation of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. |
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| The Vietnamese NA leader warmly welcomes her Korean counterpart Park Byeong-Seug and his delegation's official visit to Vietnam. |
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| This is the first official visit to Vietnam by NA Speaker Park Byeong-Seug as Speaker of the 21st National Assembly of the Republic of Korea since he takes office on June 5, 2020. |
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| Park Byeong-Seug pays a courtesy visit to Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong. |
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosts a reception for Park Byeong-Seug. The two sides agree to further cooperation to elevate trade turnover to US$100 billion soon from last year's figure of US$68 billion. |
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