Hanoi, Feb. 4 -- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang has affirmed that important breakthroughs contributed to opening up a new phase of cooperation between Vietnam and countries in the Middle East and African regions in 2024.

In her article, Hang asserted that these are truly regions with great cooperation potential, covering a vast area of over 36 million square kilometres and a large market of more than 1.6 billion people, and boasting a favourable geographical location, diverse and abundant natural resources, and ample financial resources.

In 2024, despite facing some challenges in politics and security, along with the general difficulties of the global economy, the situation in the Middle East and Africa still showed...