On the morning of October 29, Politburo member and President Luong Cuong and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi, leaving for the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit Week in Gyeongju City and working bilaterally in Korea.
President Luong Cuong's working trip took place at the invitation of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, lasting from October 29 to November 1.
According to VNA, the official delegation accompanying the President included Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son; Head of the Office of the President Le Khanh Hai; Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien;
Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy; Chairman of An Giang Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Mung; Ambassador of Vietnam to Korea Vu Ho; Deputy Head of the Central Inspection Committee Hoang Van Tra; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang;
Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi; Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Van Hoi; President of the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry Pham Tan Cong; Assistant to President Duong Quoc Hung.
Vietnam officially became a member of APEC at the 10th APEC Foreign - Economic Ministers' Meeting on November 15, 1998 in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).
This is an important milestone in the process of implementing Vietnam's open, diversified, multilateralized foreign policy and international economic integration.
During its 27 years of participating in APEC, Vietnam has left many strong impressions in APEC cooperation and has always been assessed as a member with many positive, responsible and effective contributions to the realization of APEC's cooperation goals and visions as well as enhancing the role of the forum.
President Luong Cuong's leading high-ranking delegation of Vietnam to participate in this APEC Summit Week will contribute to demonstrating Vietnam's strong commitment to the process of cooperation and economic linkage in the Asia-Pacific region, while affirming Vietnam's role as an active, responsible and increasingly proactive member in shaping the regional cooperation structure, towards hosting APEC 2027.
