The State visit to Vietnam was an opportunity for the FNRS, represented by its Secretary General Véronique Halloin, to sign a letter of intent with the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST): the two parties undertake to discuss the implementation of an agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation between Vietnam and the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles in the field of research. 

This agreement could lead to the funding of bilateral mobility projects aimed at supporting the mobility of Vietnamese and FWB researchers and the organisation of scientific activities.