summary A morning fish market, An Giang Province. Courtesy: Viet Nam My Love-Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Viet Nam
Welcome letters by Ministers and Mayors
Pham Binh Minh, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Stef Blok, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Cora van Nieuwenhuizen-Wijbenga, Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management J.J. van Aartsen, Acting Mayor of Amsterdam Ahmed Aboutaleb, Mayor of Rotterdam
Foreword
H.E. Mrs. Ngo Thi Hoa, Ambassador of Viet Nam Nienke Trooster, Dutch Ambassador in Ha Noi
letters of greetings by former ambassadors
Dinh Thi Minh Huyen, Former Ambassador Joop Scheffers, Former Ambassador
Overview of diplomatic relations 45 years of friendship and comprehensive cooperation Mayor Milestones Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visit to the Netherlands Detuty Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dzung’s visit to the Netherlands Multilateral cooperation Highlights of trade and economic cooperation
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Ho Chi Minh City and Rotterdam Seminar: EU - Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement Workshop: Viet Nam’s development achievements and the Viet Nam - the Netherlands relations Business Forum: Viet Nam promotes domestic market and ASEAN economic opportunities to Dutch and European business PUM Netherlands senior experts Nuffic educational collaboration in Viet Nam
highlights of eDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL COOPERATION ‘17-’18 Viet Nam explored at the Embassy Festival Quan Ho - Hau Dong Vietnamese Diplomatic Women Vietnam Art House
People-to-people diplomacy
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50 years cooperation between MCNV and Viet Nam Viet Nam - Netherlands Friendship and Cooperation Association: The formation and development The overseas Vietnamese community in the Netherlands Milestones of Vietnamese students in the Netherlands ASEAN Sports Day
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Trade associations
List of useful trade associations and websites in the Netherlands and Viet Nam
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