According to VNA, at 3:00 p.m. on November 13 (local time), Peruvian President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra hosted a solemn welcoming ceremony for President Luong Cuong and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on an official visit to the Republic of Peru at the Casa de Pizarro Presidential Palace in the capital Lima.
To the sound of welcoming music, the Director of Protocol and the Commander of the Peruvian Presidential Guard welcomed the President at the parking lot and accompanied him onto the red carpet to inspect the honor guard.
The President was then invited to proceed to the red-carpeted main entrance steps in front of Casa de Pizarro, where President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra was waiting.
The two leaders shook hands and turned to the guard of honor. The military band, dressed in the uniforms of soldiers in the 19th century Peruvian independence army, played the national anthems of Vietnam and Peru.
At the end of the ceremony, President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra and President Luong Cuong entered the main hall of the Casa de Pizarro Presidential Palace to warmly greet and introduce officials from the two countries present at the welcoming ceremony.
President Luong Cuong's official visit to Peru takes place on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (November 14, 1994 - November 14, 2024). This is an important milestone, reflecting the positive development of bilateral relations from the political - diplomatic to economic - trade fields, a historic opportunity, a driving force to further deepen the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
Regarding economic, trade and investment cooperation, Vietnam highly appreciates Peru's role and always considers Peru one of Vietnam's important partners and leading investment locations in Latin America.
Bilateral trade turnover between the two countries in 2023 will reach nearly 500 million USD and in the first 7 months of 2024 will reach nearly 300 million USD.
Viettel Military Telecommunications Group and Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group have two investment projects in Peru with a total capital of 1.24 billion USD.
Immediately after the official welcoming ceremony, President Luong Cuong and President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra had a small meeting and then led high-ranking delegations from the two countries to hold talks to discuss measures to consolidate the foundation of good political relations between the two countries, enhance the effectiveness of cooperation in potential areas, and aim to bring the relationship to a new height.
On the same morning, President Luong Cuong and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation laid wreaths at the Monument to National Heroes and Independence Ancestors in the capital Lima.
