President Luong Cuong successfully concludes official visit to the Republic of Peru and attendance at APEC 2024

Seeing off the delegation at Jorge Chavez airport on the Peru side were Minister of Transport and Communications Raul Perez Reyes, a number of officials from the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Brazil and Peru.

At the 2024 Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit Week, President Luong Cuong attended and delivered important speeches at the plenary session of the APEC Summit; the 2024 APEC Business Summit; and the Dialogue between APEC Leaders and guests; and attended the lunch-Dialogue between APEC Leaders and the APEC Business Advisory Council.

The President made many strategic and innovative proposals to further promote the role and position of APEC in international economic cooperation and connectivity, and to respond to challenges facing the international community in general and the Asia-Pacific region in particular.

The President also conveyed the message of the Vietnamese people's aspirations to rise up in the new era, the major orientations for development, foreign affairs and international integration of Vietnam, including the Asia-Pacific region. The speeches of President Luong Cuong received the response and high appreciation of APEC leaders and the business community.

Along with that, the President had a series of bilateral meetings with leaders of APEC economies such as: Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah; South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol; New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon; Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto; and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

The President also met on the sidelines with General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping; US President Joe Biden; Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim; Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong; Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese; Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, thereby contributing to strengthening and deepening relations with APEC member economies.

Farewell ceremony for President Luong Cuong at Jorge Chavez airport in Lima. Photo: VNA

Previously, during his official visit to the Republic of Peru, President Luong Cuong had talks with Peruvian President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra; met with President of the Council of Ministers Gustavo Adriazen; President of the Peruvian National Assembly Eduardo Salhuana; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Javier Arévalo Vela...

This is the first official visit of a Vietnamese President to Peru, especially as the two countries celebrate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations, creating a historic milestone that contributes to consolidating the foundation of good political relations between the two countries, enhancing the effectiveness of cooperation in potential areas and aiming to bring the relationship to a new height.

At the talks and meetings, Peruvian leaders affirmed their importance to developing friendly relations and cooperation in all aspects with Vietnam; highly appreciated Vietnam's achievements in nearly 40 years of Doi Moi and hoped that the two countries would increase sharing of good experiences in national governance and implementation of socio-economic development policies. At the same time, they expressed their belief that the visit would create an important impetus to bring the relationship between the two countries to a new stage of even stronger development.

The President was also awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, the highest award of the Peruvian State; Lima Mayor Rafael Lopez presented the symbolic Key and recognized Lima as the Guest of Honor, thereby showing the importance of the visit, and at the same time showing the respect and affection that the Peruvian State and people have for the President in particular and the Vietnamese people in general.

President Luong Cuong's participation in the APEC 2024 Summit Week and official visit to the Republic of Peru is an important step in implementing Vietnam's consistent foreign policy of diversification, multilateralization, being a friend, a reliable partner and a responsible member of the international community, creating new impetus to bring the multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Peru into a new stage of development that is more dynamic, substantive and effective, while affirming Vietnam's new mindset, increasing role and position in Asia-Pacific and the world.

According to nhandan.vn