Prime Minister leaves for G20 Summit and visits and works in 3 Middle Eastern and African countries

On the morning of November 16, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, left for official visits to Kuwait and Algeria, to attend the G20 Summit and bilateral activities in South Africa from November 16-24, at the invitation of Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al Sabah, Prime Minister of the Republic of Algeria Sifi Ghrieb and President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa - G20 Chair 2025.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, set off for official visits to Kuwait and Algeria , to attend the G20 Summit and bilateral activities in South Africa - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The official delegation accompanying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife Le Thi Bich Tran on the working trip included: Politburo member, Standing member of the Party's 14th National Congress Document Subcommittee Nguyen Van Nen; Party Central Committee Secretary, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung; Minister, Head of the Government Office Tran Van Son; Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh; Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung; Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religions Dao Ngoc Dung; Government Inspector General Doan Hong Phong; Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for People's Aspirations and Supervision Duong Thanh Binh; Deputy Minister of National Defense, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Gau; Deputy Minister of Public Security, Senior Lieutenant General Pham The Tung.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Kuwait Nguyen Duc Thang, Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Tran Quoc Khanh, and Vietnamese Ambassador to South Africa Hoang Sy Cuong also joined the delegation.

Charge d'Affaires of the Kuwaiti Embassy in Vietnam Mohammad AlSheetan sees off the delegation - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's attendance at the G20 Summit demonstrates that Vietnam attaches importance to cooperation with G20 members and international partners; affirms Vietnam's growing role, position, and international prestige, and its increasingly active and responsible contributions at multilateral conferences and forums.

Along with that, the Prime Minister's working trip demonstrates Vietnam's consistent policy of always attaching importance to relations with countries in the Middle East and Africa, including South Africa, Kuwait, and Algeria.

The working trip aims to strengthen political trust, further deepen friendly relations, and promote multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and South Africa, Kuwait, Algeria in particular, and countries in the Middle East and Africa in general.

Deputy Head of the Government Office Pham Manh Cuong saw off the delegation - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Through that, Vietnam also wishes to promote and create new momentum for the development of bilateral relations between Vietnam and the three countries, towards new heights, especially promoting the signing of agreements and agreements to create a legal framework for bilateral cooperation in the fields of trade, investment and areas of strength suitable to the needs of each side, and strengthening cooperation at international organizations and multilateral forums.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's working trip to Kuwait, Algeria, and South Africa continues to implement the foreign policy in accordance with the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, Resolutions No. 34-NQ/TW and No. 59-NQ/TW of the Politburo on international integration in the new situation, and Conclusion No. 125-KL/TW dated February 14, 2025 of the Secretariat on promoting and elevating multilateral diplomacy to 2030./.

Source: https://dangcongsan.org.vn/tin-hoat-dong/thu-tuong-len-duong-du-hoi-nghi-g20-va-tham-lam-viec-tai-3-nuoc-trung-dong-chau-phi.html