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President Vo Van Thuong (right) and King Charles III of the U.K. |
On the occasion, the President had meetings with King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
President Vo Van Thuong warmly congratulated the King, the Queen, the British Royal Family and people of the U.K. He said Vietnam attaches great importance to developing the Vietnam-U.K. strategic partnership, and expressed his hope that the King, the Queen and the Royal Family will continue to actively support multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.
He took the occasion to invite the King to visit Vietnam at an appropriate time.
King Charles III affirmed that the British Royal Family and the King personally always pay attention to and support Vietnam’s renewal and development as well as the Vietnam - U.K. strategic partnership.
President Vo Van Thuong also met with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, during which the PM said that the potential for cooperation between the two countries is huge and wished to expand cooperation with Vietnam in various fields. He thanked Vietnam for supporting the U.K. in the negotiation on the country's participation in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
On the occasion, President Vo Van Thuong met with the Presidents of the Philippines, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Slovakia, Austria, Mongolia, Zimbabwe and Israel, the Governors-General of Australia and New Zealand, the Vice President of Honduras, the Prime Ministers of the Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand, the President of the European Council, and the OECD Secretary General.
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President Vo Van Thuong and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak |
During the meetings, the leaders agreed to further bilateral ties in the coming time, contributing to peace, development and prosperity of the region and the world.
On May 6 afternoon, President Vo Van Thuong left London, concluding his program to attend the coronation of King Charles III of the U.K. at the invitation of the Royal Family and of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Source: VNA