Prime Minister sets foot in Guangxi, begins China visit

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc landed at Wuxu international airport of Nanning city, China’s Guangxi province, at noon of September 10 (Vietnam time), beginning the official visit to China.
Prime Minister sets foot in Guangxi, begins China visit ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is welcomed at Wuxu international airport (Photo: VNA)

Nanning (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc landed at Wuxu international airport of Nanning city, China’s Guangxi province, at noon of September 10 (Vietnam time), beginning the official visit to China from September 10-15.

The trip is made at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

At the airport, he was welcomed by Guangxi officials, Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi, Vietnam’s Consul General to Nanning Pham Thanh Binh, and representatives of the Vietnamese community in the Chinese province.

During his stay in Guangxi, the PM is scheduled to attend the opening ceremony of the 13th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS).

He will visit exhibition pavilions at the CAEXPO and attend the inauguration of the pavilion of Vietnam, the expo’s honorary country.

PM Phuc will also chair a roundtable conference with CEOs of China’s leading businesses, and visit a role model farm in Guangxi.

On the fringe of the CAEXPO, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc is set to meet with Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli and Secretary of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region’s Party Committee Peng Qinghua.-VNA

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