Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife begin their visit to Saudi Arabia.

On the afternoon of October 29, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, arrived in the capital Riyadh, beginning a visit to Saudi Arabia.

Photo caption — Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife arrive at King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA

According to the special correspondent of the Vietnam News Agency, after successfully concluding the official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on the afternoon of October 29, local time, the plane carrying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, to begin a working trip to attend the 8th Future Investment Initiative Conference and a working visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman.

Welcoming Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation at King Khalid Airport were officials from the Government and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia; Vietnamese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dang Xuan Dung; staff of the Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Saudi Arabia.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's working visit to Saudi Arabia took place in the context of the two countries' diplomatic relations developing well after 25 years of establishment with many substantive results.

The two sides have increased the exchange of high-level delegations and delegations from ministries and sectors. Most recently, in October 2023, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit and visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia is currently Vietnam's third largest trading partner in the Middle East - North Africa region, with bilateral trade turnover in the first 9 months of 2024 reaching 2.21 billion USD. As of September 2024, Saudi Arabia ranked 79th out of 148 countries and territories investing in Vietnam with 8 projects, total registered capital of 8.57 million USD. There are currently about 4,000 Vietnamese workers in Saudi Arabia in many fields.

With a good foundation of friendship, many similarities, and the ability to complement and support each other in the process of economic restructuring and implementing long-term development goals, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia are facing many opportunities for breakthrough development in the coming time.

This working visit to Saudi Arabia is expected to create new momentum for traditional cooperation areas between the two countries, create new breakthroughs to promote potential areas and, above all, firmly build political trust to pave the way for a new phase of cooperation between Vietnam and Saudi Arabia.

Source: https://baotainguyenmoitruong.vn/thu-tuong-chinh-phu-pham-minh-chinh-va-phu-nhan-bat-dau-tham-saudi-arabia-382390.html