Since the establishment of relations on March 22, 1973, the friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam - Belgium have only grown. The two sides have actively coordinated in multilateral forums. Political-diplomatic relations have developed positively and been substantively demonstrated through many high-level visits. In particular, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Belgium last December contributed to deepening the relationship. 

Belgium is currently Vietnam 6^th-largest trading partn﷽er in the EU. As of February, it had 87 valid investment projects in Vietnam with total investment of 1.1 billion USD, ranking it 23rd out of 142 countries and territories🎉 with investment.

  Over the past 50 years, Vietnam and Belgium have enjoyed fruitful partnerships across all fields, from politics and diplomacy to economy, culture, and people-to-people exchanges. A number of activities will be held in both Vietnam and Belgium this year to boost the relationship./.