Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung visits the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union

(Baonghean.vn) - From October 12 to 14, at the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium and the President of the European Union (EU) Commission, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Tan Dung led a delegation of the Vietnamese Government and a number of businesses to Belgium at 4:00 p.m. (local time).

Welcoming the Prime Minister at Brumil Military Airport were the Vietnamese Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Chief of Protocol of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Mr. Rudy Huygelen, representatives of the Belgian Government, representatives of the overseas Vietnamese community in Belgium and embassy staff. In particular, welcoming the Vietnamese Prime Minister during this visit were Ambassadors of ASEAN countries, the EU Ambassador to Vietnam, ambassadors of several European countries, Cuba, Brazil and representatives of the Francophone Organization in Belgium.

Representatives of Belgian officials and overseas Vietnamese welcomed Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation at the airport.

Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam - Nguyen Tan Dung took a souvenir photo with overseas Vietnamese at Brumil military airport.

The purpose of this official visit to the European Union includes many important contents. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and President of the European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso will issue a Vietnam-EU political statement on the conclusion of negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the EU. At the same time, the Prime Minister and President of the European Commission will witness the signing ceremony of the European Commission's commitment to provide 400 million Euros to Vietnam for the 2014-2020 period, an increase of 30% compared to the commitment in the previous fiscal period. The two sides will discuss strengthening cooperation at multilateral forums such as the United Nations, ASEM, and ASEAN-EU. Next, the Prime Minister and President of the European Council Herman Achille Van Rompuy will hold talks and issue a Press Release.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with overseas Vietnamese at the Vietnamese Embassy (Kingdom of Belgium).

For the Kingdom of Belgium, many bilateral activities will take place, starting with an official welcome ceremony this morning (October 13, 2014), at Egmont Castle, chaired by Prime Minister Charles Michel, who took office on October 11, 2014.

A large number of overseas Vietnamese attended, met and welcomed the Prime Minister.

The Vietnamese Prime Minister's official visit to the Kingdom of Belgium this time aims to further promote bilateral cooperation between the two countries in various fields, especially cooperation in the fields of seaports, logistics services, and development aid; at the same time, the two sides will also discuss international and regional issues.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Deputy Prime Minister - Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh met with overseas Vietnamese at the reception room (Embassy of Vietnam), Kingdom of Belgium.

Immediately after arriving in Belgium, the Prime Minister visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium to meet and talk with the overseas Vietnamese community, students, and embassy staff. The Prime Minister informed overseas Vietnamese about the domestic economic and political situation, Vietnam's economic and diplomatic relations with Belgium and the EU, etc. A large number of people and students attended, exchanged, and shared their thoughts and aspirations with the Prime Minister. In response to the warm feelings of the people, the Prime Minister answered each question in turn, hoping that overseas Vietnamese would try to preserve the beauty of Vietnamese culture, especially the Vietnamese language, and asked overseas Vietnamese to continue to join hands to contribute to building the country more and more prosperous.

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