Rome, Nov. 2 -- Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and Undersecretary of State at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi co-chaired the seventh political consultation at the deputy ministerial level between the two countries in Rome on November 2. The two sides briefed each other on their respective countries' socio-economic developments, reviewed bilateral cooperation in recent years and discussed orientations for further ties across key areas. Both officials welcomed the close coordination and positive outcomes achieved since the previous consultation, including increased exchanges of delegations at various levels and through different channels, notably the successf...