Russian President Putin welcomes Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to attend the expanded BRICS summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin personally welcomed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of other guest countries, welcoming them to attend the expanded BRICS summit in Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the welcoming ceremony and reception for leaders attending the expanded BRICS conference on the evening of October 23 - Photo: DUONG GIANG

On the evening of October 23 (Russia time), Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted a welcoming ceremony for the heads of delegations and a solemn reception to welcome the delegations attending the BRICS and BRICS Plus Leaders' Conference.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of BRICS member states, countries and international organizations who were guests of this year's BRICS Summit attended the event.

Promoting the voices of developing countries

Speaking at the solemn welcoming ceremony for the leaders, Russian President Putin briefly reported on the results of the summit of BRICS member countries on October 23. In which, the member countries adopted a joint statement, with overall assessments of the world situation as well as the group's long-term goals.

The Russian leader then announced that on October 24, an expanded BRICS summit will be held, with the presence of leaders of member states and invited countries and international organizations. The conference will have the theme "BRICS and the Global South: Building a Better World Together" .

The leaders will focus on discussing strengthening cooperation between BRICS and countries in the Southern Hemisphere to promote new growth drivers such as digital economy, green economy, circular economy, science and technology, and innovation. Thereby, promoting the role and voice of developing countries.

The BRICS and BRICS Expanded Conferences were attended by leaders of 36 countries and territories, including 22 delegations with representatives at the highest level, heads of state level such as: General Secretary, President of China; General Secretary, President of Laos; President of South Africa; President of Turkey; President of Venezuela; President of Uzbekistan; President of Belarus, President of Azerbaijan; President of Egypt; President of UAE...

The conference was also attended by leaders of six international organizations, including the United Nations Secretary-General.

Russian President Putin speaks at the welcoming ceremony and reception for leaders - Photo: DUONG GIANG

Prime Minister meets leaders of countries attending BRICS expansion

Also on the evening of October 23, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a brief meeting with a number of leaders of other countries.

At a meeting with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev , Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Kazakhstan is an important partner of Vietnam in the Central Asian region. Vietnam always values ​​and wishes to further strengthen this relationship.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sent congratulations to President Luong Cuong and expressed his wish to soon welcome General Secretary To Lam and President Luong Cuong to visit Kazakhstan.

The two leaders agreed to increase the exchange of delegations at all levels, promote economic, trade and investment cooperation, strive to bring the trade turnover between the two countries to a higher level; create more favorable conditions for cooperation in transportation, aviation, tourism and people-to-people exchange between the two countries.

In a meeting with Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedow , Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam wishes to deepen cooperation with Turkmenistan in all fields, including more effectively exploiting the potential for cooperation in trade and investment; promoting tourism, cultural exchange and people-to-people exchange.

The President of Turkmenistan highly appreciated the role and position of Vietnam. He agreed that it is necessary to implement measures to promote bilateral relations in the coming time, especially exchanging delegations and high-level contacts, and finding solutions to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation.

Regarding Ethiopia, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the two countries share many similarities in their struggle for national liberation. He proposed that the two sides strengthen cooperation in potential areas such as trade, investment and agriculture.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed affirmed that he values ​​relations with Vietnam and is very impressed with Vietnam's socio-economic achievements. He agreed that the two sides need to further promote bilateral cooperation in the coming time. He also expressed his hope to soon welcome high-ranking Vietnamese leaders to visit Ethiopia.

On this occasion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the leaders of Kazakhstan, Ethiopia and Turkmenistan exchanged views on a number of international and regional issues of mutual concern, and affirmed to increase consultation and coordination at regional and international forums.

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