Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife arrive in Tallinn to begin an official visit to the Republic of Estonia.

Officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Estonia welcomed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife. Photo: VNA

During this visit, the Prime Minister and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation will attend the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) in Nice (France), conduct bilateral activities in France; and pay an official visit to Sweden from June 5 to 14 at the invitation of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and French President Emmanuel Macron, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

Welcoming Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation at the airport, on the Estonian side were Estonian Ambassador to China and Vietnam Hannes Hanso, Deputy Director of the State Protocol Department Sven Tolp; on the Vietnamese side were Vietnamese Ambassador to Finland and Estonia Pham Thi Thanh Binh, and officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Finland.

Officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Estonia welcomed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife. Photo: VNA

Following the vibrant high-level foreign affairs activities of the Party and State since the beginning of the year, this working trip of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is a practical step in implementing the foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization, diversification, proactiveness, activeness, comprehensive, deep and effective international integration of the 13th National Party Congress and is an important foreign affairs activity to promote the implementation of Resolution No. 59-NQ/TW of the Politburo on international integration in the new situation.

This is the first time a key Vietnamese leader has visited Estonia since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992. For Estonia, the relationship between the two countries is based on a good foundation of friendship. Estonia has actively supported Vietnam in signing the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and is one of the first EU countries to ratify the Vietnam-EU Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA). Although two-way trade turnover is still modest, it has tended to grow steadily in recent years. Vietnam mainly exports seafood, vegetables, cashews, coffee, plastic products, wood products, textiles to Estonia and imports milk and dairy products, chemicals, rubber, wood and wood products, etc. Both sides are exploiting the advantages of the EVFTA to expand market access, especially in areas of mutual need.

In the context of the current profound changes in the world and the region, this working trip of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh carries extremely important meanings, which is the message of peace, stability, cooperation and development. On the bilateral level, this is an important opportunity for us to further deepen the relationship between Vietnam and France, Sweden and Estonia, countries with important roles and positions in Europe. France is currently a comprehensive strategic partner, while Estonia and Sweden are traditional friends, having multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam. In that spirit, the bilateral activities of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in France will concretize the major orientations of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries, as well as the Vietnam-France Joint Statement on the occasion of the State visit of French President Macron (May 2025), opening a new chapter for the multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and France.

From a multilateral perspective, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's attendance at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) with the theme "Accelerating action and mobilizing all parties to participate in the conservation and sustainable use of the ocean" conveys a consistent message that Vietnam is a reliable partner, an active and responsible member of the international community for a common prosperous future and sustainable development.

At the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will represent ASEAN countries to deliver an important speech, affirming ASEAN's consistent stance on upholding multilateralism in international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982), to address common challenges related to the seas and oceans. The Prime Minister will also share the drastic and strong measures that Vietnam is implementing to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources.

Within the framework of the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will co-chair with the President of Colombia and the President of Iraq the summit on the world's deltas in the face of climate change, demonstrating Vietnam's readiness to contribute and participate in the international community's joint efforts to protect and develop an important development space for countries. In addition, the Prime Minister will also attend a number of economic and ocean-related activities in Monaco with a number of other special guests at the invitation of the Government of the Principality of Monaco.

Thanh Giang - Nhandan.vn

Source: https://nhandan.vn/thu-tuong-pham-minh-chinh-va-phu-nhan-toi-tallinn-bat-dau-tham-chinh-thuc-cong-hoa-estonia-post884676.html