Door swings open for further EU-Vietnam development 09:00 | 15/01/2021 Vietnam and the European Union have experienced 30 years in their bilateral diplomatic relationship. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung writes about both sidesâ comprehensive strides in all sectors over the past decades, with shared brighter prospects awaiting ahead. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung Looking back to the 30 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the EU, we can see spectacular and rapid strides in the relationship. From cooperation in some sectors, both sidesâ ties have developed to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) when a new framework cooperation agreement was signed in 2012, replacing the EU-Vietnam Framework Cooperation Agreement inked in 1995.