HA NOI (VNS) — Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his wife will make an official visit to Viet Nam on June 9-10.

The visit is being made at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
Viet Nam and Italy officially established diplomatic relations on March 23, 1973.
The two countries set up strategic partnership during the State visit to Italy by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong from January 20-22, 2013.
In 2013, two-way trade between the two countries reached US$3.4 billion.