On March 11, Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee Nguyen Thuc Hien met with Thomas Gass, the Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam, and members of the delegation to visit and work in the city.

Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan received Thomas Gass, Swiss Ambassador in Vietnam, to discuss a number of cooperation contents in the field of health.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted receptions in Hanoi on July 12 for outgoing ambassadors of the Netherlands and Switzerland to Vietnam.

Swiss Ambassador to Viet Nam Ivo Sieber and Dr. Pham Lan Dung, Acting President of the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam (DAV), on 24th November, jointly inaugurated the Geneva Conference Room, located in the newly-constructed DAV building.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Vietnam (October 11, 1971 - October 11, 2021), Ambassador of Switzerland to Vietnam Ivo Sieber wrote an article reviewing the history of diplomatic relations and cooperation between the two countries over the past half century. Vietnam Times would like to share his full writing.

Formal diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Vietnam were established in 1971. Ever since, the friendly ties between the two countries have grown and expanded across a wide spectrum. On the occasion of 50 years of Swiss-Vietnamese bilateral relations in 2021, the Embassy of Switzerland in Vietnam has held an event of "Launching the commemorations to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Swiss-Vietnamese Diplomatic Relations" on 25 March in Hanoi.