Vietnamese PM to arrive Qatar on official visit on Oct 30

Doha, Qatar: Ambassador of Vietnam H E Nguyen Huy Hiep has said that Prime Minister of Vietnam H E Pham Minh Chinh is scheduled to pay an official vis...

Doha, Qatar: Ambassador of Vietnam H E Nguyen Huy Hiep has said that Prime Minister of Vietnam H E Pham Minh Chinh is scheduled to pay an official visit to Qatar from October 30 to November 1.

He said that the visit is of special significance, being the first visit by a Vietnamese Prime Minister to Qatar in 15 years (2009) and 12 years after the high-level visit of then Amir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani to Vietnam (2012).

“This visit shows that Vietnam highly appreciates Qatar’s potential and role in the Middle East and in the Arab world, attaches importance to the Vietnam-Qatar friendship and cooperation, and wishes to promote multifaceted cooperation with Qatar to become more in-depth, substantive and effective,” said Hiep.

He said that Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to Qatar is expected to help strengthen comprehensive and extensive cooperation between Vietnam and Qatar in various fields, including politics, economics, trade, investment, energy, labor, aviation, agriculture, industry, culture, tourism and sports.

“The visit will contribute to consolidating political trust between the two countries; creating momentum, opening a new phase of cooperation in Vietnam - Qatar relations. Cooperation with Qatar can help Vietnam penetrate the Gulf region and other markets. Similarly, with Vietnam’s role and geographical location in the ASEAN region, Qatar can access other neighboring markets through Vietnam,” said the Ambassador.