Brazil and ASEAN: Together for a prosperous and peaceful future
Brazil and Southeast Asia are working to strengthen their partnership based on shared goals of sustainable growth, energy transition, and social inclusion.
Brazil and Southeast Asia are working to strengthen their partnership based on shared goals of sustainable growth, energy transition, and social inclusion.
State President Luong Cuong has sent a message of congratulations to Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva on the occasion of the country's 203rd Independence Day (September 7, 1822 -2025).
The trip from July 4 to 8, made at the invitation of Brazilian President Lula da Silva, featured nearly 40 activities, including those within the BRICS summit, meetings with leaders of other counties and international organisations, and bilateral activities with the Brazilian side.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, attended the Vietnam-Brazil Economic Forum in Hanoi on March 29.
As part of his state visit to Vietnam, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi on March 29.
With the determination and efforts of both Vietnam and Brazil, President Luong Cuong firmly believed that the potential and opportunities for bilateral collaboration will soon be realised, bringing real benefits to their peoples.
PM Pham Minh Chinh thanked President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the Brazilian Government for recognising Vietnam’s market economy status, which will facilitate the access of their countries’ businesses to each other’s markets in a fair and mutually beneficial manner.
The Vietnamese legislature wishes to foster ties with the Brazilian Congress and reinforce the foundation of bilateral relations, he said, affirming Vietnam’s commitment to actively working with Brazil at global and regional parliamentary forums of which both countries are members.
Over the years, President Lula da Silva has actively supported stronger cooperation with Vietnam across diverse sectors, from trade and investment to education, science, technology, and renewable energy.
President Lula da Silva is the first foreign head of state to pay a state visit to Vietnam in 2025. This is also the second time he has visited Vietnam as the head of state, after the first time in 2008.