Brussels, Nov. 25 -- Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and Acting Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Paola Pampaloni co-chaired the 6th session of the Vietnam - EU Joint Committee in Brussels on November 24 to realise the Vietnam-EU Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA).

Pampaloni opened the session by extending condolences to Vietnam over recent storm and flood damage. The EU has provided 850,000 EUR in humanitarian aid and is pressing member states for additional contributions. Luxembourg, Germany and the Czech Republic have already responded, with Luxembourg's first relief shipment landing in Vietnam, she said.

Both sides shared updates on socio-...