Austria and Vietnam Deepen Partnership in Economy and Politics

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: July 26, 2023; 21:45 ♦ (Vindobona)

A significant step towards strengthening bilateral relations between Austria and Vietnam was achieved with the visit of Vietnam's President Võ Văn Thưởng and Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn to Vienna.

Vietnamese President, Vo Van Thuong (l.) with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen (r.). / Picture: © www.bundespraesident.at / Carina Karlovits/ HBF

Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg received their Vietnamese counterparts and signed a political Memorandum of Understanding for regular political consultations between the two countries. Foreign Minister Schallenberg had already visited Vietnam in April 2023 to lay the foundation for a more intensive…