PM Pham Minh Chinh’s visit expected to advance Vietnam-Netherlands ties
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s upcoming official visit to the Netherlands aims to promote, tighten and elevate the comprehensive cooperative partnership between Vietnam and the European country, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh’s upcoming official visit to the Netherlands aims to promote, tighten andelevate the comprehensive cooperative partnership between Vietnam and theEuropean country, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency ahead ofthe PM’s visit from December 11-12, the Ambassador said the visit, made at the invitation of PM Mark Rutte and taking place ahead of the celebration ofthe 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-Netherlands diplomatic ties, will create a premisefor a new development period of the Vietnam-Netherlands ties.
The ambassador noted that the two countries share similaritiesin natural conditions and geopolitics. The Netherlands has strengths inutilising water resources and a resolve in fulfilling climate and environmentalprotection targets, and the country has set a good example in terms of circulareconomy, digital transformation and energy transformation. Those are also issues that Vietnam attaches importance to.
Therefore, PM Chinh is especially interested in collaboration with the Netherlands inclimate change response and energy transition, Anh said, adding that the PM also pays attention to trade and investment cooperation.
Therefore, the Vietnamese government leader will chair a business forum on cooperation in climate change and energy transition and meet with leading Dutch enterprises which have already invested in Vietnam or are interested in shifting their operation to Vietnam.
Highlighting the hallmarks in the bilateral friendship over the past nearly 50 years such as the Medical Committee Netherlands-Vietnam and the Quang Tri hospital, Anhstressed that the Netherlands had sent experts to help Vietnam in education,agriculture, irrigation and maritime during the most difficult years. The support has helped the SoutheastAsian nation overcome difficulties and become a rice exporter.
The relationship has seen outstanding developmentsover the past two decades, he said, explaining that the enhanced delegationexchange has contributed to boosting cooperation in all spheres, and led to the formation of two strategic partnerships during this period- the strategic partnership in climate change adaptation and water management (in 2010) and another on sustainable agriculture and food security (in 2014). The two countries also formed a comprehensive partnership during a Vietnam visit by PM Mark Rutte in April 2019.
The ambassador held that the two countries hold substantialpotential for cooperation, particularly in climate change response, energytransition, seaport planning and construction, semi-conductor technology, and high-techagriculture. /.
The Netherlands will be a target market for Vietnam with an aim to further optimise the market’s potential and bring Vietnamese goods deeper to the 27-member European Union (EU), according to experts.
Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam has expressed his hope that new Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Kees van Baar, with his experience, will contribute to further strengthening friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and the Netherlands.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher in Ho Chi Minh City on November 28.
Vietnam’s Ambassador to Brazil and Bolivia Bui Van Nghi has led an embassy delegation to attend official events marking the 200th anniversary of Bolivia’s Independence Day.
Party General Secretary To Lam met with members of the Vietnam Innovation Network in Korea (VINK) and Vietnamese experts living and working in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Seoul on August 10 as part of his state visit to the RoK.
In an interview with Korean media on the occasion of Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to the RoK, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that the visit demonstrates Vietnam’s strong resolve to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the RoK, with the aim of fostering greater political trust, closer strategic coordination, more substantive and comprehensive cooperation, and stronger bonds of friendship between the two countries' people.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also a Politburo member and Secretary of the Government Party Committee, attended the 4th Party Congress of the EVN Party Organisation for the 2025–2030 tenure on August 10, directing EVN to ensure power supply to meet the country’s development demands with double-digit growth set for the coming years.
Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Seongnam Air Base in Seoul on August 10 afternoon (local time), beginning a state visit to the Republic of Korea from August 10-13.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly departed from Hanoi on August 10 morning for a four-day state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK), which is made at an invitation of RoK President Lee Jae Myung.
As part of the ASEAN Day celebrations, the Vietnamese embassy will also host the ASEAN Family Day 2025 in Ottawa to foster solidarity and community spirit among ASEAN members in Canada.
State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the emulation and commendation work is a vital driver, fostering patriotism, dedication, and collective momentum in the run-up to the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, Party congresses at all levels, and the 14th National Party Congress.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh (Photo: VNA) 
