Early on the morning of June 5, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife Le Thi Bich Tran and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation left Hanoi to attend the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3), conduct bilateral activities in the Republic of France; and pay official visits to the Republic of Estonia and the Kingdom of Sweden from June 5-14, at the invitation of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and President of the Republic of France Emmanuel, Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia Kristen Michal, and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden Ulf Kristersson.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife left Hanoi to attend UNOC 3 in France and pay official visits to Estonia and Sweden. |
This is the first time the Prime Minister of Vietnam has attended the United Nations Ocean Conference, the first visit to France by the Prime Minister since the two countries upgraded their relations to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in October 2024, following the visit to Vietnam by French President E. Macron in May 2025; the first visit by the Prime Minister to Estonia since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992; and the first visit by the Prime Minister to Sweden in the past 7 years.
The official delegation accompanying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife on the working trip included: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son; Minister, Head of the Government Office Tran Van Son; Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung; Deputy Minister of Public Security, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long; Deputy Minister of National Defense, Lieutenant General Nguyen Hong Thai; Deputy Minister of Finance Ho Sy Hung; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang; Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hoang Long; Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Xuan Sang; Vice President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Chu Hoang Ha; Vietnamese Ambassador to Finland and Estonia Pham Thi Thanh Binh; Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang; Vietnamese Ambassador to Sweden Tran Van Tuan.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's working trip this time continues to implement the foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization, diversification, proactiveness, activeness, comprehensive, deep and effective international integration in the spirit of the 13th National Party Congress, Resolutions No. 34-NQ/TW, No. 59-NQ/TW of the Politburo.
The Prime Minister's attendance at the United Nations Ocean Conference to implement Resolution No. 36-NQ/TW on the Strategy for Sustainable Development of Vietnam's Marine Economy to 2030, with a vision to 2045, demonstrates that Vietnam is an active and responsible member of the international community, has been actively implementing measures to conserve and sustainably use marine resources, and is ready to contribute to the common efforts of the international community on this issue.
At the same time, it affirmed Vietnam's consistent policy of always attaching importance to and wishing to strengthen and promote relations with European countries, including France, Estonia and Sweden.
Source: https://baobacgiang.vn/thu-tuong-chinh-phu-pham-minh-chinh-bat-dau-chuyen-cong-toc-tai-chau-au-postid419528.bbg
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