The Brazilian leader was welcomed at the Noi Bai International Airport by Minister of Agriculture and Environment Do Duc Duy, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Duong Duc Tuan, and Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Bui Van Nghi.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives in Hanoi on March 27 afternoon, beginning his three-day state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong.

President Lula da Silva is the first foreign head of state to pay a state visit to Vietnam in 2025. This is also the second time he has visited Vietnam as the head of state, after the first time in 2008.

According to Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Bui Van Nghi, the upgrade of relationship between the two countries to a Strategic Partnership during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's trip to attend the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro in November 2024 reflected the strong, substantive, and effective development of the bilateral ties, marking a qualitative leap in the political and diplomatic relations.

Brazilian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco Farani stated that President Lula da Silva’s trip marks an important milestone in the bilateral relations and dialogue between Vietnam and Brazil.

The visit also highlights the complementarities between the two nations and the significant role of their economies in key sectors such as agriculture, science-technology and innovation.

Additionally, it aims to expand new channels for cooperation in trade, economy, and investment.

Party chief begins official visit to Singapore

This is the first visit to Singapore by To Lam in his position as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, marking a new milestone in bilateral relations, and demonstrating Vietnam’s special attention to elevating relations with Singapore to new heights, in line with Vietnam’s foreign policy.

Top Vietnamese leader makes historic visit to ASEAN Secretariat

Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation visited the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 10.

Party General Secretary To Lam begins visits to Indonesia, ASEAN Secretariat

This marks the first visit by a General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam to Indonesia in nearly eight years, since August 2017, and also the first by a Vietnamese Party chief to the ASEAN Secretariat.

Kyrgyz PM arrives in Hanoi, beginning official visit to Vietnam

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic Adylbek Aleshovich Kasymaliev arrived in Hanoi on March 5 evening, beginning his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.