The PM is accompanied by Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh, Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung, Deputy Minister of National Defense Pham Hoai Nam, Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Van Tuyen, Deputy Chief of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Office Bui Van Thach, and Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet, among other officials.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife Le Thi Bich Tran at Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport, Nov. 28, 2023.

The trip is scheduled from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3.

COP28 will take place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12 in Dubai with more than 70,000 participants, including government leaders, heads of non-government organizations, businesses, youth delegates and other related parties.

Vietnam and Turkey established diplomatic relations in June 1978 and the UAE in August 1993. Both are leading Vietnam's business partners in the Middle East.

Vietnam's trade turnover with the UAE has reached $5 billion in recent years and with Turkey more than US$2 billion in 2022.

The UAE is investing in 38 projects with a total registered fund of $71.4 million while Turkey is investing in 36 projects pledged with $974.3 million. Turkish company IC Ictas led the Vietur joint venture to win a contract in August to build a passenger terminal worth VND35 trillion ($1.44 billion) at Long Thanh airport, slated to be Vietnam's largest.

PM Chinh will become the first Vietnamese PM to visit Turkey.

Around 200 Vietnamese are living in Turkey and 4,500 are working in the UAE.

Provincial leader and NA delegation visit Europe

BAC GIANG- From 11 to 19 November, Politburo member, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man led the NA delegation to visit Portugal, Belgium and European Parliament (EP). Permanent Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee (PPC) and Chairwoman of the People’s Council of Bac Giang province attended the delegation.

CPV delegation pays working visit to China

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), led by Politburo member, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of its Inspection Commission Tran Cam Tu, is paying a working visit to China from November 5-7.

Mongolian President wraps up State visit to Vietnam

Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Mongolia left Hanoi at noon on November 5, concluding their five-day State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong.

Dutch Prime Minister begins official visit to Vietnam

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrived in Hanoi on November 1 evening, beginning his two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Mongolian President begins State visit to Vietnam

Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Mongolia arrived in Hanoi at noon on November 1, beginning their five-day State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong.

Source: VnExpress