(NLDO)- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid an official visit to the Czech Republic from January 18 to 20 at the invitation of Prime Minister Petr Fiala.
After successfully concluding his official visit to Poland, on the afternoon of January 18 local time (the same evening as Hanoi time), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his wife Le Thi Bich Tran and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Václav Havel Airport, Prague, to begin an official visit to the Czech Republic from January 18 to 20, at the invitation of Prime Minister Petr Fiala.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife Le Thi Bich Tran arrived at Václav Havel Airport in Prague, starting an official visit to the Czech Republic. Photo: Nhat Bac
Welcoming Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his wife and the Vietnamese delegation at the airport on the Czech side were Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Jiri Kozak, Czech Ambassador to Vietnam Hynek Kmonicek; on the Vietnamese side were Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Duong Hoai Nam, officials and staff of the Embassy and representatives of Vietnamese people in the Czech Republic.
During the visit, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is expected to hold talks and meetings with Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Czech leaders; and receive leaders of the Czech Communist Party and the Czech Friendship Organization.
The Prime Minister will also visit and meet with officials and staff of the Embassy, representatives of the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic; attend the Spring Homeland 2025 program and wish the Vietnamese community a happy New Year; work with typical Vietnamese businesses in the Czech Republic and Europe; receive leaders of leading Czech businesses and attend the Vietnam - Czech Business Forum...
Welcoming ceremony for Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at Václav Havel Airport. Photo: Nhat Bac
The Czech Republic is Vietnam's leading trading partner in Central and Eastern Europe, while Vietnam is the Czech Republic's most important partner in ASEAN. Trade turnover between the two countries has recently grown strongly, reaching 2.046 billion USD in 2024, an increase of more than 80% compared to 2023. The Czech Republic has 41 investment projects with a total investment capital of 91 million USD, ranking 50th out of 147 countries and territories investing directly in Vietnam.
The two countries also actively cooperate in the fields of defense, security, science, technology, culture, sports, etc. The Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic currently has about 100,000 people, recognized as an ethnic minority in the Czech Republic.
Officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic welcomed the Prime Minister and his wife. Photo: Nhat Bac
Representatives of the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic welcomed the Prime Minister and his wife. Photo: Nhat Bac
With the foundation of the valuable relationship over the past 75 years, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to the Czech Republic is of great significance; aiming to continue affirming Vietnam's foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization, diversification, proactiveness, activeness, comprehensive, deep and effective international integration; contributing to deepening and elevating Vietnam-Czech relations to a new level of development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Czech Prime Minister are expected to announce the upgrading of relations to a strategic partnership on this occasion. The two sides are expected to sign a number of documents to promote bilateral cooperation in the fields of education, training, sports, etc.; continue to discuss the possibility of establishing direct flights between the two countries as well as opening cultural centers in each country to promote trade, investment, tourism and people-to-people exchange.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/thu-tuong-pham-minh-chinh-toi-prague-bat-dau-tham-chinh-thuc-czech-196250118213508051.htm
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