The meeting took place in a respectful, friendly and trusting atmosphere, demonstrating the affection and determination of the two countries' leaders in continuing to develop the Vietnam - Kuwait relationship more deeply, substantially and effectively in the new period.
His Majesty the King Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah warmly welcomed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on their official visit to Kuwait; emphasizing that Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit marks a new turning point in bilateral relations and affirms that Vietnam holds a strategic position in Kuwait's foreign policy.
The King of Kuwait congratulated Vietnam on the occasion of the important celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South, the reunification of the country, the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution and the National Day on September 2; highly appreciated the remarkable achievements in the socio-economic development of Vietnam. The King also highly appreciated the profound developments in the relationship between the two countries over the past 49 years and hoped that both sides would have practical activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
The King emphasized his heartfelt feelings and impressions about the beautiful country of Vietnam, with its rich four seasons, kind people, and attractive landscapes; his desire to cooperate and accompany Vietnam; considering Vietnam's interests as Kuwait's interests; the King's concern for the country and people of Vietnam as he cares for the country and people of Kuwait; never forgetting the support of the Vietnamese people for Kuwait and believing that there will always be a sincere, trustworthy and strongly developing friend like Vietnam.
On this occasion, the King expressed his deep sympathy and understanding for the damage and loss that the Vietnamese people have suffered due to recent natural disasters and floods. The King hoped that the two sides would expand cooperation in the fields of economics, trade, investment, food security, science and technology as well as coordinate their stances on international issues.
The King affirmed that, in its role as Chair of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Kuwait is very interested in enhancing cooperation between the GCC and Vietnam and ASEAN, considering Vietnam a strategic gateway to expand cooperation with ASEAN.
Expressing his pleasure to officially visit the State of Kuwait, the first Gulf country to establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam, the Prime Minister thanked the King for his affection and direct guidance in promoting the bilateral relationship to achieve many important achievements as well as for organizing this visit. The Prime Minister thanked the King, the Royal Family and the people of Kuwait for the warm and thoughtful welcome given to the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation.
The Prime Minister recalled the milestones of cooperation in the relationship between the two countries in recent times, including coordination and support at multilateral forums, Kuwait being the country in the Gulf region that provides the largest ODA to Vietnam, the Nghi Son oil refinery project, and Kuwait's timely support of 600,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine during Vietnam's most difficult time.
On this occasion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh respectfully conveyed the greetings of General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong and senior leaders of Vietnam to His Majesty the King Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the Royal Family.
Affirming the two countries' determination to deepen their friendly relations, opening a new period of dynamic, comprehensive and effective cooperation, towards the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam - Kuwait diplomatic relations (1976 - 2026), Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh agreed to orientate the two countries' relations to a strategic partnership, meeting the aspirations and interests of the two peoples.
On that basis, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the King of Kuwait to continue to pay attention to promoting the bilateral relationship to develop commensurate with the scale and new requirements, focusing on promoting and creating breakthroughs.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed 9 key areas of cooperation in the coming time, which are strengthening political trust between the two countries, actively exchanging high-level delegations; promoting the pillar of energy cooperation, expanding oil and gas cooperation; creating breakthroughs in investment relations; hoping that the King will direct the Kuwait Investment Authority to increase investment in Vietnam, especially the International Financial Center in Ho Chi Minh City; strongly promoting trade; asking the King to support early negotiations and signing of the Vietnam - GCC FTA; early negotiations of the Agreement on ensuring food security and projects to support the development of the Halal ecosystem in Vietnam; promoting cooperation in defense and security, cooperation in developing dual-use defense equipment, including UAVs, participating in each other's defense exhibitions, cooperation in handling non-traditional security challenges; strengthening cooperation in cyber security; promoting cooperation in science and technology, innovation, digital transformation in all fields; Strengthen tourism cooperation, promote people-to-people exchange, labor cooperation, culture, sports, education and training.
The Prime Minister also affirmed that with its potential and strengths, Vietnam is ready to join Kuwait in contributing to common efforts to promote peace and reconstruction in the Middle East region.
The two Leaders supported strengthening political trust and enhancing coordination and consultation on regional and international issues for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
On this occasion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh conveyed the invitation of General Secretary To Lam and President Luong Cuong to His Majesty the King Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to visit Vietnam. The King happily accepted the invitation and wished to visit Vietnam soon./.
Updated on November 17, 2025
Source: https://laichau.gov.vn/tin-tuc-su-kien/chuyen-de/tin-trong-nuoc/quoc-vuong-kuwait-coi-loi-ich-cua-viet-nam-la-loi-ich-cua-kuwait.html
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