Vietnamese President begins official visit to Chile
VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Luong Cuong and his high-ranking delegation arrived at the Arturo M. Benitez International Airport in Santiago on November 9 afternoon (local time), commencing their official visit to Chile at the invitation of Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font.
Those welcoming the delegation at the airport included Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs Alberto van Klaveren Stork, Chilean Ambassador to Vietnam Sergio Narea, officials of the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vietnamese Ambassador to Chile Nguyen Viet Cuong alongside Vietnamese Embassy staff in the Latin American nation.
This is the first visit to Chile by a Vietnamese State President in 15 years. The trip is expected to add added impetus to developing the Vietnam - Chile comprehensive partnership in a more intensive, practical and effective manner.
Over the years, despite their geographical distance, diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Chile have seen positive development.
Relations across multiple areas between the two nations are increasingly close and reliable, demonstrated through visits and meetings between senior leaders and officials of ministries, sectors and localities.
The visit is designed to continue carrying out the foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of foreign relations, proactive, positive, comprehensive and extensive international integration and raising the level of multilateral foreign affairs in the spirit of the 13th National Party Congress, contributing to promoting peace, cooperation, economic linkage and regional connectivity. It also indicates Vietnam's unwavering policy of always treasuring and wishing to consolidate and propel the Vietnam-Chile relations forward.
During the visit, President Luong Cuong will attend an official welcome ceremony, hold talks with President Gabriel Boric Font, and witness a signing ceremony of cooperation documents between the two countries.
He will also have meetings with the Presidents of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies of Chile; received leaders of the Communist Party and the Socialist Party of Chile, as well as the Chile - Vietnam Friendship Association; lay a wreath at the Statue of President Ho Chi Minh in the capital of Santiago; visit the Vietnamese Embassy in Chile and engage in some important activities.
