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President leaves for Thailand visit, 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on November 16 morning for an official visit to Thailand and attendance in the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting.
President leaves for Thailand visit, 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting ảnh 1President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse Tran Nguyet Thu at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – President NguyenXuan Phuc, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi onNovember 16 morning for an official visit to Thailand and attendance in the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting.

The trip is made at the invitation ofThai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Prominent among the Vietnamese delegation are Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long.

President Phuc’s official visit toThailand takes place amid the thriving enhanced strategic partnership betweenthe two countries. It is the first to the country by a senior Vietnameseleader after the 13th National Party Congress and also the first by a President of Vietnam after 24 years.

The President’s participationin the 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Bangkok stronglyreflects Vietnam’s active and proactive efforts to integrate comprehensivelyand intensively into the world and promote multilateral diplomacy, therebycontributing to regional peace, cooperation, and economic connectivity and popularisingVietnam as a country with stability and positive economic growth after the COVID-19 pandemic./.

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