On the afternoon of January 15, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his wife Le Thi Bich Tran and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi for official visits to Poland and the Czech Republic, to attend the 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland and to hold bilateral meetings in Switzerland, VNA reported.
The visit takes place from January 15-23, 2025, at the invitation of Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Klaus Schwab.
The official delegation accompanying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife on the working trip included: Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen; Minister, Head of the Government Office Tran Van Son; Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung; Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien; Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat;
Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son; Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung; Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan;
Chairman of the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises Nguyen Hoang Anh; Deputy Minister of National Defense Le Huy Vinh; Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Van Tuyen; Deputy Head of the Central Inspection Committee Hoang Van Tra.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Poland Ha Hoang Hai, Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Duong Hoai Nam, Vietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland Phung The Long, Ambassador Mai Phan Dung - Head of the Vietnamese Delegation in Geneva, Switzerland and leaders of several ministries, branches, agencies and localities joined the working delegation.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to Poland and the Czech Republic and his attendance at the WEF Conference in Switzerland are of great significance in the context of Vietnam, Poland and the Czech Republic celebrating the 75th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations (1950-2025).
This is the first official visit of a Vietnamese Prime Minister to Poland after 15 years, and to the Czech Republic after 6 years, aiming to create a breakthrough in raising the level of relations with the two countries, thereby promoting and deepening relations with the Central and Eastern European region.
This is also the second consecutive year that Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has attended WEF Davos and the fourth time attending WEF conferences as Prime Minister.
The fact that the WEF has repeatedly invited the Prime Minister to attend the WEF Global Conference demonstrates Vietnam’s growing role, position, and international prestige. It also demonstrates Vietnam’s efforts in maintaining peace, development, solving global issues, and sharing views on development thinking and global governance in the context of profound changes in the world economy.
