On July 16 in Hanoi, Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Mauritanian Minister and Secretary-General of the Government Moctar Al Housseynou Lam discussed measures to strengthen bilateral relations, with a focus on tapping cooperation potential in agriculture, telecommunications, mining, and other areas where both countries have comparative strengths.

Le Hoai Trung, Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, held talks with Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary-General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), during her working visit to Vietnam on the afternoon of March 6 in Hanoi.