President Nguyen Xuan Phuc leaves for official visits to Switzerland, Russia

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc left Hanoi on November 25 night to make official visits to Switzerland and Russia from November 25 to December 2.


President Nguyen Xuan Phuc leaves for official visits to Switzerland, Russia ảnh 1President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Photo:VNA)
Hanoi, (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc left Hanoi on November 25 night to make officialvisits to Switzerland and Russia from November 25 to December 2.

The Vietnamese President’s visit to Switzerland and Russia is made at the invitationof his Swiss counterpart Guy Parmelin and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.This is Phuc’s first official visits to European countries as President ofVietnam.

He is accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh, Minister of NationalDefence Phan Van Giang, Chairman of the Presidential Office Le Khanh Hai,Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, Minister of Education and TrainingNguyen Kim Son and Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat.

The entourage alsoinclude officials from many ministries, agencies of the Party, the NationalAssembly, and some provinces and cities.

President Phuc’s visitto Switzerland continues to affirm the foreign policy defined by the 13th National Party Congress, which pursues independence, diversification and multilateralizationof external relations, while further deepening bilateral relations, enhancingtrust and lifting Vietnam’s role in multilateral institutions through proactiveengagement and active contribution. /.
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