The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Maria Tripodi, met today at the Foreign Ministry with Vietnam’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Le Thi Thu Hang, and co-chaired the bilateral political consultations. The agenda focused on strengthening political and economic dialogue and the aim of elevating bilateral relations to a Global Strategic Partnership, also through closer cooperation in multilateral forums.
Considerable attention was devoted to economic and trade cooperation. Trade between Italy and Vietnam reached €6.7 billion in 2025, with a 9.2 per cent increase on the previous year. In this context, Undersecretary Tripodi called on her counterpart to expand access for Italian agri-food products to the Vietnamese market. Other areas of cooperation included infrastructure, energy and the energy transition, science and technology, education, and the promotion of the Italian language and culture.
During their discussion of key international issues, the two sides discussed developments in the Indo-Pacific, maritime security and the situation in Myanmar, reaffirming the important role of ASEAN. They also addressed the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, expressing shared support for a two-state solution as the path to a just and lasting peace.
