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| Acting Chairman of the Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee Cao Tuong Huy (R) welcomes Luxembourg PM Xavier Bettel on May 3. (Source: VNA) |
On the occasion of his official working visit to Vietnam, Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and the high-ranking delegation of Luxembourg on May 3 had a tour of the world natural heritage site Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
Welcoming the Luxembourg delegation, Acting Chairman of the Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee Cao Tuong Huy said he was happy and honored that Prime Minister Xavier Bettel chose Ha Long Bay as a destination during the official visit to Vietnam, wishing the Luxembourg delegation a good and comfortable time enjoying the peaceful and poetic beauty of the bay.
Prime Minister Xavier Bettel appreciated the provincial leaders' warm welcome and noted that he was delighted to come here for the first time to enjoy the beauty of Ha Long Bay and feel the hospitality of local people.
After the welcome ceremony at Ha Long International Passenger Port, the Acting Chairman of Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee saw off Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and a high-ranking delegation of Luxembourg on board to visit Ha Long Bay.
The Luxembourg PM is paying an official visit to Vietnam from May 3-5 at the invitation of PM Pham Minh Chinh.
On May 4, he attended an official welcome ceremony and held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh. The two leaders witnessed the signing of some cooperation agreements between their countries’ ministries and sectors and met with the press to inform about their talks’ outcomes.
Prior to the welcome ceremony, the Luxembourg leader paid respects to Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh and visited the monument to Vietnamese heroes and martyrs and the memorial site dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi.
He and the Vietnamese Prime Minister also visited the Temple of Literature and the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.
In addition, he met with National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and took part in some activities in Ho Chi Minh City, including a Vietnam - Luxembourg business forum and a meeting with the city’s leaders.
Vietnam and Luxembourg set up diplomatic ties on November 15, 1973. As of March 2023, Luxembourg had invested USD2.6 billion in 64 projects in Vietnam, ranking third among 24 EU members and 17th among 139 countries and territories investing in the Southeast Asian nation.
In 2022, bilateral trade stood at USD187.1 million, a year-on-year increase of 69%. The figure included USD130.14 million worth of Vietnam’s exports and USD56.96 million worth of imports from Luxembourg./.