Hanoi, Nov. 13 -- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang affirmed the European Union (EU) as one of Vietnam and ASEAN's most important partners during a reception in Hanoi on November 12 for EU Special Envoy for the Indo-Pacific Maria Castillo Fernandez and EU Ambassador to ASEAN Marina Rafti.

Giang, who is also head of Vietnam's ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) delegation, thanked the EU for its close coordination on preparations for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam's official EU visit in October 2026, saying that the trip locked in political trust, mutual understanding and strategic direction for more substantive and effective Vietnam-EU ties.

He welcomed rece...