Holy See–Vietnam relations
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<entity_1> are <entity_0>. Diplomatic relations have never been established between the two entities, but <entity_3> is the only communist state in Asia to have unofficial and bilateral relations with the <entity_2>. Cambodia and the <entity_2> established diplomatic relations in 1994 and the name of the Apostolic Delegation was again changed, this time to Apostolic Delegation for <entity_3>. The first meeting of the <entity_3>-<entity_2> Joint Working Group was convened in Hanoi from 16 February 2009–17 February 2009. <entity_2> officials called the meeting "a significant stage in the progress of bilateral relations with <entity_3>." The <entity_3>–<entity_2> Joint Working Group met for a second time in June 2010. In January 2011 the <entity_2> appointed the first envoy, formally "non-resident representative to <entity_3>" with Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli being the first to hold the post in addition to Archbishop Girelli's other roles as Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore and Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia. There have been meetings between leaders of <entity_3> and the <entity_2>, including a visit by <entity_3>'s Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng to the <entity_2> to meet Pope Benedict XVI on 25 January 2007. Official <entity_2> delegations have been traveling to <entity_3> almost every year since 1990 for meetings with its government authorities and to visit Catholic dioceses. In March 2007, a <entity_2> delegation visited <entity_3> and met with local officials. <entity_3> remains the only Asian communist country to have an unofficial representative of the <entity_2> in the country and has held both official and unofficial meetings with the <entity_2>'s representatives both in <entity_3> and the <entity_2>, which is not the case in China, North Korea, and Laos, due to long and historical relations between <entity_3> and the Catholic Church. This relationship has continued to improve, when the <entity_2> announced they would have a permanent representative in <entity_3> in 2018. Though the Government of <entity_3> continues to veto the appointment of cardinals by the <entity_2>, the Communist regime of <entity_3>, unlike those of other communist Asian states, has voluntarily cooperated with bishops nominated by the <entity_2>. This was seen after the historic <entity_3>–<entity_2> deal in 2018, which the <entity_2> is able to appoint archbishops with tacit support from the government, provided there is not interference in the regime's politics.
['bilateral relation']