Under the wise and timely direction of Party and State leaders, in 2022, the diplomatic sector quickly shifted its focus from vaccine diplomacy to economic diplomacy for national recovery and development, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu said in a recent interview granted to the media.

The 31^st annual meeting between the border delegations of Vietnam and Laos took place in Hanoi on December 29 under the chairmanship of Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu and his Lao counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith.