Prime Minster Nguyen Tan Dung is due to visit Italy on January 25 at the invitation of Italy's President of the Council of Ministers Romano Prodi. During the visit, Mr Dung is expected to meet with Pope Benedict XVI.

After visiting Italia, PM Dung will attend the annual conference of the World Economic Forum (WEF) to be held in Davos (Switzerland) from January 26-27 at the invitation of WEF Chairman Klaus Schwab.