Prime Minister arrives in Papua New Guinea to begin APEC 26 program

The ceremony to welcome Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in the traditional style of the Papua New Guinea natives. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA

According to the special correspondent of the Vietnam News Agency, at about 9:00 a.m. on November 17 (local time), or about 6:00 a.m. the same day Vietnam time, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc led a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to Jackson International Airport in the capital of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, to begin the program to attend the 26th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit Week.

Welcoming Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his delegation at the airport, on the Papua New Guinea side were Deputy Prime Minister Charles Abel, Minister in charge of APEC Tkatchenko, Mayor of Port Moresby Powes Parkop; on the Vietnamese side was Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh.

The welcoming ceremony took place solemnly and imbued with the traditional culture of the Papua New Guinea people with unique dances and performances of traditional folk arts by the indigenous people.

According to the program, on November 17, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will meet with the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea; attend the welcoming ceremony for APEC leaders by the host country's Prime Minister; attend the Dialogue with the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) and attend the Group Dialogue Session; attend the Dialogue between APEC leaders and leaders of Pacific Island countries; meet with the Prime Minister of Vanuatu; and receive the American Inter-Parliamentary Union.

On the following day, the Prime Minister will attend the Dialogue between APEC leaders and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and attend a number of closed-door meetings and working sessions of APEC economic leaders./.