#Vietnam - Canada

Deputy Minister of Public Security of Vietnam Senior Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang hosted a meeting with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Weldon Epp, who is on an official visit to Vietnam on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Canada, on June 1, in Hanoi.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on the occasion of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on November 12.

Canada attaches great importance to and wishes to expand its relations with Vietnam, especially economic and trade ties, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said during talks held on April 13 in Hanoi with her Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son.

PSNews - Thanking Minister To Lam for the reception, Ambassador Ping Kitnikone reiterated the fruitful developments in the diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Canada over the past years. 

Vietnam continued to lead the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in terms of trade with Canada with two-way trade value reaching 3 billion USD after nine months of 2016.