VNA reported that on the morning of October 28 (local time), at the Royal Palace in the capital Abu Dhabi, Vice President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan hosted the official welcoming ceremony for Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, on an official visit to the UAE.
As the motorcade carrying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at the Royal Palace square, 21 cannon shots were fired in celebration.
Vice President Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the parking lot and together they entered the main hall of the official welcoming ceremony.
As Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived at his place of honor in the main hall of the Royal Palace, the Vietnamese National Anthem was solemnly played.
After Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan took a photo together; officials from both sides came to greet Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the UAE Vice President.
This is the first official visit by a Vietnamese Prime Minister to the UAE in 15 years. The visit takes place in the context of the relationship between Vietnam and the UAE developing well in many areas of politics, diplomacy, trade, investment, labor and tourism.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to the UAE aims to strengthen political trust, elevate relations, and create breakthroughs in the relationship between the two countries in the coming time in many fields, from economics, trade, investment, to new areas of cooperation such as innovation, science, technology, energy, Halal, etc.
In particular, during the visit, the two sides will upgrade relations and sign the Vietnam - UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA); strive to soon achieve the target of 10 billion USD in trade turnover in the near future and even higher in the following years; opening a new period of cooperation between Vietnam and the UAE, as well as with countries in the Middle East.
