Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrives in Riyadh, begins working trip to attend ASEAN-GCC Summit and visit Saudi Arabia

It is expected that Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend and speak at the ASEAN-GCC Summit and have bilateral meetings with heads of delegations from countries attending the conference, and meet with the Prime Minister and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.

Thủ tướng tới thủ đô Riyadh, bắt đầu chuyến tham dự Hội nghị cấp cao ASEAN-GCC và thăm Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation arrive at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Source: VNA)

At 3:20 p.m. local time on October 18, the plane carrying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation arrived at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to begin a working trip to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit and visit Saudi Arabia from October 18-20 at the invitation of Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Welcoming Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation at the airport, on the Saudi Arabia side were the Governor of Riyadh city, Mayor of Riyadh city, Secretary General of GCC, and Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Vietnam.

On the Vietnamese side, there were the Vietnamese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, embassy staff and overseas Vietnamese in Saudi Arabia.

Ceremony to welcome Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. (Source: VNA)

During his working program in Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is expected to attend and speak at the ASEAN-GCC Summit and have bilateral meetings with heads of delegations from countries attending the conference.

Along with that, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will meet with the Prime Minister and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia; receive government officials, the Royal Family, and major economic corporations and investment funds of Saudi Arabia; attend and speak at the Vietnam-Saudi Arabia Business Forum, meet with officials of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Saudi Arabia.

Riyadh city leaders welcome Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. (Source: VNA)

Attending the ASEAN-GCC Summit, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh contributed to strengthening the cooperative relationship between ASEAN and the GCC, especially in areas of cooperation with great potential such as economics, trade, culture and people-to-people exchange...

The working trip contributes to strengthening political trust and improving the effectiveness of cooperation in the fields of politics, diplomacy, trade, investment, official development assistance (ODA), labor, etc. between Vietnam and GCC countries, especially between Vietnam and Saudi Arabia, towards the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Saudi Arabia diplomatic relations in 2024.

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