VIETNAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Liên Đoàn Thương Mại Và Công Nghiệp Việt Nam
Thu, May 04, 2023, 07:24:00
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| At the invitation of Prime Minister Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 3-5. |
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| On May 4, at the Presidential Palace, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosts the official welcome ceremony for Prime Minister Xavier Bettel. |
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| This is the first visit by a Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to Vietnam during the last 20 years and Vietnam is the first non-European country that Prime Minister Xavier Bettel visits officially in 2023. |
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| The visit is also of great significance when the two countries is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral ties (1973-2023). |
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| The visit is expected to further strengthen the friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Luxembourg, further driving the two countries' relations to a new height. |
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| Immediately after the welcoming ceremony, the two Prime Ministers holds talks. After the talks, the two PMs will witness the signing of some cooperation agreements between their countries’ ministries and sectors and meet with the press to inform about their talks’ outcomes. He and PM Chinh will also visit the Temple of Literature and the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum. In addition, PM Bettel will meet with National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and take part in some activities in Ho Chi Minh City, including a Vietnam-Luxembourg business forum and a meeting with the city’s leaders. |
Prior to the welcome ceremony, the Luxembourg leader paid respect to late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh and visit the monument to Vietnamese heroes and martyrs and the memorial site dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi.
On May 3, after landing at the Noi Bai Airport, the Luxembourg delegation left for a trip to Ha Long Bay in northeastern Quang Ninh province.
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Vietnam and Luxembourg set up diplomatic ties on November 15, 1973. As of March 2023, Luxembourg had invested 2.6 billion USD in 64 projects in Vietnam, ranking third among 24 EU members and 17th among 139 countries and territories investing in the Southeast Asian nation. In 2022, bilateral trade stood at 187.1 million USD, rising 69% year on year. The figure included 130.14 million USD worth of Vietnam’s exports and 56.96 million USD worth of imports from Luxembourg. During PM Chinh’s official visit to Luxembourg in December last year, the two sides inked a memorandum of understanding on promoting trade and business dialogue between the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, along with a cooperation deal between the Vietnam Stock Exchange and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. |
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| At the invitation of Prime Minister Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 3-5. |
