Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with his Dutch counterpart Dick Schoof in Davos, Switzerland on January 22 (local time) on the occasion of the 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) there.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) organisation of the Netherlands on December 17 co-organised the handover ceremony of the pilot results for the database system for forests and coffee-growing areas in compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a welcome ceremony for his visiting Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in Hanoi on November 2 morning.

A delegation of the National Assembly’s Committee on Laws led by the committee’s vice chairman Pham Tri Thuc has paid a working visit to the Netherlands.

A delegation from the Netherlands expressed their wish to cooperate with Ba Ria-Vung Tau to develop wind power during a working session with the southern province’s officials on April 12.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed and held talks with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte on April 9 in Hanoi.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong and Dutch Vice Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Marjolijn Sonnema discussed ways to boost partnership in sustainable agriculture and food security in Hanoi on April 9.

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte begins an official visit to Vietnam on April 9 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Vietnam and the Netherlands are expected to announce the elevation of bilateral ties to a comprehensive partnership during an official visit to Vietnam on April 9 by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 20 cabled his condolences to his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte over the recent tram shooting in Utrecht.

Acting President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh hosted separate receptions for ambassadors of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Denmark who came to present her with their letters of credence on October 16.

Vietnam is a trustworthy partner of the Netherlands, said outgoing Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Nienke Trooster at a reception hosted by President Tran Dai Quang in Hanoi on June 7.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on May 10 to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Netherlands (April 9) and the five-year establishment of the Vietnam-Netherlands Friendship and Cooperation Association (January 29).

Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had talks with Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands Khadija Arib in The Hague on March 27 morning (local time).

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung met on February 5 with Marten van den Berg, Director General for Foreign Economic Relations at the Netherlands’ Foreign Ministry, calling for more support in smart city building.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and entourage arrived in Amsterdam on late July 8 (local time), commencing a visit to the Netherlands at the invitation of his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte.