Bulgarian President and his wife arrive in Hanoi, beginning visit to Vietnam
On the afternoon of November 24, the plane carrying Bulgarian President Rumen Georgiev Radev and his wife Desislava Radeva and a high-ranking Bulgarian delegation landed at Noi Bai International Airport.
The President and First Lady began their visit to Vietnam from November 24-28 at the invitation of President Luong Cuong.
The delegation included: Minister of Education and Science Galin Tsokov; Minister of Innovation and Growth Rosen Karadimov; Minister of Tourism Evtim Miloshev; Secretary General of the President Tzveta Timeva; Bulgarian Ambassador to Vietnam Pavlin Todorov; Assistant for Foreign Policy, Assistant for Economic Affairs, Assistant for Domestic Policy, Assistant for Legal Affairs, Assistant for Media Relations of the President; Mayor of Sofia Vassil Alexandrov Terziev; Mayor of Ruse Pencho Plamenov Milkov....
Welcoming the President and his wife and the delegation at the airport were: Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Thanh Binh; Vietnamese Ambassador to Bulgaria Do Hoang Long; and a number of officials from the Office of the President and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This is the first visit in 11 years by the President of Bulgaria and also the first visit to Vietnam by Mr. Rumen Radev as President.
President Rumen Radev is also the first foreign head of state that President Luong Cuong has officially received in Vietnam since taking office.
President Rumen Radev is sympathetic to Vietnam. As President, he has had many meetings with high-ranking Vietnamese leaders, made many contributions to the relationship between the two countries and repeatedly expressed his wish to visit Vietnam soon. He is also very interested in the development of the Vietnamese community in Bulgaria.
The visit is the result of the good cooperation between the two countries on both bilateral and multilateral levels, taking place at a time when the two countries are preparing to enter 2025 - the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations; creating a great impetus to develop the relationship towards new heights.
The welcoming ceremony for the Bulgarian President is scheduled to take place tomorrow (November 25) at the Presidential Palace, chaired by President Luong Cuong. The two leaders will hold talks, witness the signing of cooperation documents and meet the press.
President Rumen Radev will pay a courtesy call to General Secretary To Lam; meet with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.
The President and his delegation will also lay wreaths at the Monument to Heroes and Martyrs on Bac Son Street, lay wreaths and visit President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, and have a number of other activities.
The Bulgarian business delegation accompanying President Rumen Radev to Vietnam this time includes dozens of businesses in the fields of information technology and high technology. This is a very good foundation for Vietnam and Bulgaria to continue to strengthen cooperation and exchange experiences in fields where Bulgaria has strengths and Vietnam has needs and vice versa.
