President Luong Cuong leaves for the 32nd APEC Summit Week

President Luong Cuong has left for the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit Week in Gyeongju city and bilateral work in the Republic of Korea.

On the morning of October 29, President Luong Cuong and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation left Hanoi to attend the 2025 Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit Week in Gyeongju city and hold bilateral meetings in the Republic of Korea from October 29 to November 1.

The visit was made at the invitation of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.

President Luong Cuong at Noi Bai International Airport, starting his journey to attend the 32nd APEC Summit Week and bilateral work in Korea.

PHOTO: VNA

The official delegation accompanying the President included Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son, Head of the Office of the President Le Khanh Hai, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy, Chairman of the People's Committee of An Giang province Ho Van Mung, Vietnamese Ambassador to Korea Vu Ho, Deputy Head of the Central Inspection Commission Hoang Van Tra, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang, Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Van Hoi, Chairman of the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry Pham Tan Cong, and Assistant to the President Duong Quoc Hung.

Vietnam officially became a member of APEC at the 10th APEC Foreign Ministers' Meeting on November 15, 1998, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This was an important milestone in the process of implementing Vietnam's open, diversified, multilateral and international economic integration foreign policy.

During 27 years of participating in APEC, Vietnam has left many strong marks in APEC cooperation and has always been assessed as a member with many positive, responsible and effective contributions to realizing APEC's cooperation goals and visions as well as enhancing the role of the forum.

The State President leading a high-ranking delegation to the APEC Summit Week this time will contribute to demonstrating Vietnam's strong commitment to the process of economic cooperation and connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region, while affirming Vietnam's role as an active, responsible and increasingly proactive member in shaping the regional cooperation structure, towards hosting APEC 2027.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/chu-tich-nuoc-luong-cuong-len-duong-du-tuan-le-cap-cao-apec-lan-thu-32-185251029102349532.htm