Prime Minister arrives in Sao Paulo, starting 3-day official visit to Brazil

At noon on September 23 (local time), after a flight of more than 10 hours from the US, VN1 landed in Sao Paulo, marking the beginning of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh 's 3-day official visit to Brazil.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh waves upon arrival at Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport - Photo: NHAT BAC

Flight VN1 landed at Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport at 11:50 a.m. on September 23 local time, or about 10:50 p.m. the same day Vietnam time.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit took place at the invitation of Brazilian President Lula da Silva.

Accompanying the Prime Minister on his visit to Brazil are the ministers of Public Security , Foreign Affairs, Planning and Investment, Industry and Trade, Finance, Culture - Sports and Tourism.

The Deputy Minister of National Defense, Deputy Head of the Government Office and the Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil were also present in the delegation.

Immediately after arriving in Sao Paulo, the Prime Minister's first activity was to visit Embraer Aviation Corporation and meet with the Vietnamese community in Sao Paulo.

Brazilian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco Farani welcomes Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at Sao Paulo airport - Photo: NHAT BAC

After 34 years of establishing diplomatic relations (1989), Vietnam - Brazil relations have developed well.

The two countries became Comprehensive Partners in 2007. Brazil is currently Vietnam's largest trading partner in Latin America and second in the Americas after the United States.

In 2022, two-way trade turnover reached a record of 6.78 billion USD, of which Vietnam exported 2.24 billion USD and imported 4.55 billion USD.

Regarding investment, Brazil currently has 6 investment projects in Vietnam with a total registered capital of 3.83 million USD. With Brazil's role as rotating chair of the MERCOSUR bloc in 2023, the two countries are actively promoting the launch of negotiations on the Vietnam - MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement ( FTA ).

Once completed and signed, this FTA will further open the door for Vietnamese goods to enter the South American market.

In addition to cooperation in the field of diplomacy, the two countries also have cooperation mechanisms in the fields of defense, agriculture, science and technology, education and training, and culture.

On the multilateral front, the two countries share common views on many international issues and support each other at multilateral forums.

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