PM leaves for COP28, official visit to Turkey

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on November 28 afternoon to attend the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) and have several bilateral activities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and pay an official visit to Turkey from November 29 to December 3.
PM leaves for COP28, official visit to Turkey ảnh 1Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse board a plane in Hanoi on November 28 for their trip to attend COP28 and several bilateral activities in the UAE and pay an official visit to Turkey from November 29 to December 3. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh,his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on November 28 afternoonto attend the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) and haveseveral bilateral activities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and pay anofficial visit to Turkey from November 29 to December 3.

The PM is accompanied by Minister and Chairman of theGovernment Office Tran Van Son, Minister of Natural Resources and EnvironmentDang Quoc Khanh, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung,Deputy Minister of Defence Pham Hoai Nam, Deputy Minister of Public Security LeVan Tuyen, Deputy Chief of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central CommitteeOffice Bui Van Thach, and Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet, among otherofficials.

The trip reaffirms Vietnam's consistent policy on green growth and climatechange response as well as its role and position in regional and internationalcooperation frameworks.

Furthermore, it contributes to consolidating political trustand enhancing the effectiveness of cooperation between Vietnam and the UAE, aswell as Turkey. It sends out a message about the Southeast Asian nation’s strongcommitment and responsible contribution as a peaceful, sincere, and reliablepartner. Vietnam is ready to enhance friendship, dialogue, and mutuallybeneficial cooperation, thereby joining other nations in building a regionaland international environment of peace and stability.

The PM’s Turkey visit and activities in the UAE are meaningful as Vietnam iscelebrating the 45th and 30th anniversary of its diplomatic ties with Turkeyand the UAE, respectively./.
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