Chile’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy held an event on March 25 to celebrate 50 years of the two nations’ diplomatic relations (March 25, 1971-2021).

On March 24 evening, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held a phone talk with Chile President Sebastian Piñera to promote bilateral comprehensive relations.

In a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s reporter, Charge d’affaires a.i. Gonzalo Guaiquil at the Chilean Embassy laid stress on historical relations between the two nations, which were found and developed by Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh and Chilean President Salvador Allende.

On December 16, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) organized a ceremony to present the medal "For peace and friendship among nations" to Chilean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaime Chomali.