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Within the framwork of the visit to the Kingdom of Belgium of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, on the afternoon of December 15 (local time), in Brussels, Deputy Minister Lieutenant General Nguyen Duy Ngoc had talks with Secretary of State for Migration and Refugees, Belgian Ministry of the Interior, Ms. Nicole de Moor.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visits to Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium, and attendance in the ASEAN - EU Commemorative Summit were highly successful, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told the media.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 6 for the new-appointed Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Karl Van Den Bossche, during which the host affirmed that Vietnam always treasures its ties with Belgium.

Vietnamese seafood exports to the Belgian market during the past seven months of the year surged by 74.32% to US$124.79 million compared to the same period from last year, according to details given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnamese businesses shipped a total of 65,700 tonnes of coffee to Belgium in the first quarter of the year, raking in more than US$135.3 million in export turnover.

A high-ranking delegation of the Vietnam National Assembly (NA) led by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Brussels on September 8, beginning their two-day working visit to the European Parliament (EP) and Belgium.

At least 100 people have died in devastating floods across parts of western Germany and Belgium, officials said Friday, as rescue operations and the search for hundreds still unaccounted for continued.

An additional 30 new local infections, with all in quarantine and lockdown areas, and one imported case from Belgium were confirmed by the Health Ministry on May 19 morning.

Amraia from Belgium has become the one millionth visitor to Hoi An Memories, an outdoor musical performance which started from humble beginnings in the small Vietnamese city of Hoi An and has now grown into a global phenomenon.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium, the Vietnamese mission to the European Union (EU) and the Vietnamese community in the country as part of her working trip to the European Parliament (EP) on April 4.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visits to Austria, Belgium, Denmark and the European Union (EU) have arrived at a fine success that created many breakthroughs and an important driving force to bring Vietnam’s relations with partners to a depth, manifesting Vietnam’s responsibility to the international community’s common issues.

Vietnam attaches importance to ties with Belgium, a founding member with an important role in the European Union, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told King Philippe of Belgium during their meeting in Brussels on October 18. 

Belgium’s lower house of parliament backs expanding cooperation with Vietnam at all levels, said President of the Chamber of Representatives Siegfried Bracke when meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Brussels on October 17.

The Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Belgium announced at a joint press conference in Brussels on October 16 that they had agreed to promote cooperation between the two countries in multiple fields.

The Vietnam-Belgium Friendship Association and the Belgian Embassy in Vietnam have held an exchange in Hanoi to mark the 187th National Day (July 21, 1831) of the European nation and 45 years of the two countries’ diplomatic ties (March 22, 1973).

PSNews – Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Thanh, Deputy Minister of Public Security, received Ms. Jahanne Roccas, Ambassador of Belgium to Vietnam.

Overseas consignments to Belgium jumped 10.68% to US$1.4 billion for the nine months leading up to October, according to the latest statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.