November 23, 2022 | 19:36 (GMT+7)
Ugandan President begins official visit to Vietnam
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and a high-ranking delegation from the Republic of Uganda arrived in Hanoi on November 23 to begin a three-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
During his stay in Vietnam, President Museveni is scheduled to pay tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi, hold talks with his Vietnamese counterpart, witness the signing of cooperation documents, and pay courtesy call on Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and meet Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and a high-ranking delegation of the Republic of Uganda arrived in Hanoi on November 23 afternoon. |
He will also visit FPT Corporation, Vietnam’s leading IT firm, and the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and attend the Vietnam-Uganda Business Forum.
The visit, the first by a head of State between Vietnam and Uganda, will be an important milestone in their bilateral ties. It takes place in the context of the two countries looking towards the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties (February 9, 1973).
It is expected to open up cooperation opportunities between the two countries.
The two sides will use the occasion to review their multi-faceted cooperation and set out specific measures to raise the efficiency of their collaboration.
Source: VNA