President Vo Van Thuong arrives in Beijing for 3rd Belt and Road Forum
WVR/VNA - Aaround the noon of October 17, President Vo Van Thuong and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport, starting a trip to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping.
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| President Vo Van Thuong arrives in Beijing for 3rd Belt and Road Forum: President Vo Van Thuong (front, right) is welcomed at Beijing Capital International Airport on October 17, 2023. (Photo: VNA) |
At the airport, the President and the delegation were welcomed by Chinese Minister of Housing and Urban - Rural Construction Ni Hong and Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo, among others.
On the Vietnamese side, there were Minister of the Vietnamese Embassy in China Ninh Thanh Cong, officers and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in China.
Accompanying President Vo Van Thuong on this trip are Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, Chairman of the Office of the President Le Khanh Hai, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, Minister of Information and Communication Nguyen Manh Hung, Secretary of Lang Son Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Quoc Doan, Secretary of An Giang Provincial Party Committee Le Hong Quang, Secretary of Lao Cai Provincial Party Committee Dang Xuan Phong and Secretary of Hoa Binh Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long.
This is the first visit to China by and also the first multilateral diplomatic activity of President Thuong as the State leader of Vietnam.
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| President Vo Van Thuong arrives in Beijing for 3rd Belt and Road Forum: Welcoming ceremony for President Vo Van Thuong at Beijing Capital International Airport. (Photo: VNA/Thong Nhat) |
During the third BRF, President Thuong is scheduled to attend the forum’s opening ceremony, a high-level session on digital economy, and bilateral meetings with leaders of some countries and international organisations.
He will also have meetings with leaders of China and receive executives of some leading Chinese businesses in the fields of technology and telecommunications.
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| Embassy staff and representatives of the Vietnamese community in China welcomed President Vo Van Thuong at Beijing Capital International Airport. (Photo: VNA/Thong Nhat) |
Amid many complex and unpredictable developments in the international situation and strong changes in the world’s economy, President Thuong and the Vietnamese delegation’s attendance in the third BRF is considered a practical activity helping implement the country’s consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, diversification and multilateralisation of external relations, and proactive, comprehensive, flexible and effective integration into the world. It is also meant to send out a message about Vietnam being a friend, trustworthy partner, and active and responsible member of the international community contributing to regional and global peace, stability, development, and cooperation.
(Source: WVR/VNA)
