Viet Nam and six Central and Eastern European countries mark 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations

Addressing the event, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha highlighted the historical significance of the event, which offered a valuable opportunity to reflect on the proud 75-year journey of cooperation and to chart a forward-looking course for deeper and broader collaboration.

He highly spoke of the traditional and close-knit friendship between Viet Nam and the Central and Eastern European nations, which has stood the test of time.

Tran proposed five key measures for promoting Viet Nam's ties with the Central and Eastern European countries to a new height, including enhancing political dialogue to build trust and mutual understanding; boosting economic cooperation, with a target of raising bilateral trade to US$15 billion by 2030; expanding cooperation to new areas such as artificial intelligence, green energy, and science - technology, and increasing manpower training in traditional areas; promoting cultural and people-to-people exchanges; and tightening multilateral cooperation, including through joint initiatives like the ASEAN-EU Green Cooperation Fund to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.

Ha reaffirmed Viet Nam's commitment to improving its policy, legal framework, and investment environment to foster collaboration with partners from the region.

These six nations were among the first in the world to recognize and establish diplomatic relations with Viet Nam, in 1950./.