A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 8 said: At the invitation of the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Tulia Ackson, IPU Secretary-General Martin Chungong, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his wife, along with the high-level Vietnamese delegation, will attend the 152nd General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152) in Istanbul, Turkey, conduct a number of bilateral activities in Turkey and pay an official visit to the Republic of Italy from April 11-17, 2026.
Since being admitted as a member of the IPU (April 1979), the National Assembly of Vietnam has been an active and responsible member of this forum.
Every year, the National Assembly of Vietnam sends a delegation of National Assembly deputies to attend IPU General Assemblies, related conferences, important IPU meeting mechanisms such as the IPU - United Nations Hearings, regional thematic conferences and professional conferences; training activities for the Secretariat of the National Assembly of countries organized by the Secretariat of the IPU.
The Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam attends the World Congress of National Assembly Chairmen held every 5 years since 2000.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man attended the IPU - 150 General Assembly from April 5-8, 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and the 6th World Parliament Speakers' Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland from July 22-30, 2025.
On December 29, 2025, Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Martin Chungong visited Vietnam.
Vietnam - Turkey established diplomatic relations on June 7, 1978. From December 2024, the framework of Vietnam - Turkey relations is friendship and multifaceted cooperation.
Relations between the National Assemblies of the two countries have recently developed positively; the two sides maintain delegation exchanges, contacts, and consultations at inter-parliamentary forums of which the two countries are members such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA).
Turkey regularly sends delegations to participate in events hosted by the National Assembly of Vietnam such as the IPU-132 General Assembly (2015), the 9th Global Young Parliamentarian Conference of the IPU (2023).
Since Vietnam and Italy established diplomatic relations on March 23, 1973, political relations between the two countries have been strengthened and developed rapidly.
In particular, since establishing a Strategic Partnership in January 2013, the two countries have actively promoted practical and effective cooperation in all fields: politics, diplomacy, economy, science, education, defense - security, environmental protection, and local connectivity.
In 2023, the two countries celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relations and 10 years of implementing the Strategic Partnership framework.
