British Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City Emily Hamblin on September 22 presented her credentials to and received the Letter of Exequatur from Director General Vu Viet Anh of the Consular Department at the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, officially beginning her posting in Vietnam.

On the afternoon of May 29, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh made a phone call to discuss with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

As Vietnam and the UK will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the bilateral strategic partnership this year, the efficiency of existing cooperation mechanisms and bilateral ties in the fields of politics, economy, security, national defence, education and culture will be further improved.