Italian Prime Minister begins official visit to Vietnam

The two-day visit aims to enhance the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Italy across several spheres.

During the visit, the two sides will exchange views on regional and international issues of shared concern. Vietnam and Italy set up diplomatic ties on March 23, 1973, and promoted their relationship to a strategic partnership in 2013. Two-way trade tripled within the past decade from 1.5 billion USD in 2009 to more than 4.6 billion USD in 2018.

Vietnam is Italy's biggest trade partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) while Italy is the third largest trade partner of Vietnam in the European Union (EU).