At the invitation of President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Luong Cuong, His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Haji Hassanal Bolkiah arrived in Hanoi , beginning a State visit to Vietnam from November 30 to December 2, 2025.
On the morning of December 1, at the Presidential Palace, President Luong Cuong chaired the welcoming ceremony for King Haji Hassanal Bolkiah on a State visit to Vietnam.
Attending the welcoming ceremony were Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son; Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai; Head of the Office of the President Le Khanh Hai; Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung; Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Vu Dai Thang; Deputy Minister of National Defense, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang; Deputy Minister of Public Security , Senior Lieutenant General Le Van Tuyen; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang; Vietnamese Ambassador to Brunei Tran Anh Vu; Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Phung Duc Tien; Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Trinh Thi Thuy; Deputy Minister of Construction Pham Minh Ha; Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan; Deputy Minister of Finance Cao Anh Tuan; Assistant to the President Duong Quoc Hung.
In addition, Ambassadors and Chargé d'Affaires of ASEAN countries also attended the welcoming ceremony.
A large number of children from the capital were present at the Presidential Palace waving the flags of the two countries to welcome Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and the high-ranking delegation of Brunei.
This is the 6th visit to Vietnam by the Sultan of Brunei, contributing to consolidating and deepening political trust, promoting multifaceted cooperation, and bringing bilateral relations in an increasingly substantive and effective direction.
The motorcade escorting Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah entered the Presidential Palace. President Luong Cuong was present on the red carpet to warmly welcome Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, who led the high-ranking Brunei delegation on a State visit to Vietnam.
Representatives of the capital's children came forward to present King Haji Hassanal Bolkiah with a bouquet of fresh flowers.
To the sound of welcoming music, President Luong Cuong and the Sultan of Brunei walked along the red carpet and onto the podium. After listening to the national anthems of the two countries, President Luong Cuong and Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah left the podium, bowed to the military flag and inspected the Guard of Honor of the Vietnam People's Army.
Next, the two leaders introduced the high-ranking delegations of the two countries attending the welcoming ceremony.
Vietnam and Brunei officially established diplomatic relations on February 29, 1992. Over the past three decades, the friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries have seen strong and substantial developments.
On that journey, 2019 marked an important development in Vietnam-Brunei relations when the two countries' leaders agreed to upgrade the relationship to a Comprehensive Partnership during the State visit of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah to Vietnam in March 2019.
The upgrading of Vietnam-Brunei relations to Comprehensive Partnership is an extremely important step, marking a change in both quantity and quality in bilateral relations, demonstrating the common determination of the two countries' senior leaders in deepening cooperation in a practical manner, in line with the new situation as well as the general trend of the region and the world.
Since then, the Vietnam-Brunei Comprehensive Partnership has made many developments on the main pillars of politics-security, trade-investment and people-to-people diplomacy.
The two countries also coordinate closely and effectively at regional and international forums and organizations, especially at ASEAN and the United Nations; and support each other on regional and international issues of mutual concern.
Along with that, economic, trade and investment cooperation between Vietnam and Brunei also continues to develop, becoming the foundation for long-term relations between the two countries. Security and defense cooperation between the two countries also achieved many positive results through the implementation of Memorandums of Understanding on defense cooperation and cooperation in specific fields.
On the other hand, the Vietnamese community in Brunei currently plays an important bridging role, promoting economic, social, cultural and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.
Vietnamese is currently the only language in Southeast Asia taught at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), attracting increasing interest from Bruneian students.
The two sides have much potential, opportunities and room to strengthen and deepen bilateral cooperation in the coming time, especially in the fields of renewable energy conversion, green economy, and circular economy, in line with the commitment to reduce emissions and sustainable development. Digital economy, science-technology and innovation are also promising areas of cooperation.
After the welcoming ceremony, President Luong Cuong and King Haji Hassanal Bolkiah led high-ranking delegations from the two countries to hold talks, assess the results of cooperation between the two countries in recent times and propose directions for cooperation in the future./.
Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/chu-tich-nuoc-luong-cuong-chu-tri-le-don-chinh-thuc-quoc-vuong-brunei-post1080236.vnp
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