Ugandan President begins official visit to Vietnam
VOV.VN - President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and a high-ranking delegation of the Republic of Uganda arrived in Hanoi on November 23 afternoon, starting a three-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
During the visit, President Museveni will pay tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi, hold talks with his Vietnamese counterpart, witness the signing of cooperation documents, and pay courtesy visits to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
He is also set to visit FPT Corporation, Vietnam’s leading IT firm, and the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and attend the Vietnam- Uganda Business Forum.
The visit, the first by a head of State between Vietnam and Uganda, will be an important milestone in the bilateral ties. It takes place in the context of the two countries looking towards the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties (February 9, 1973).
It is expected to open up plenty of cooperation opportunities between the two countries in the coming time.
On the occasion, both sides will review all-around cooperation and outline specific measures to raise the overall efficiency of collaboration moving forward in the coming time.