Philippine President to pay state visit to Vietnam

On January 25, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , accepting the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong and his wife, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his wife will pay a state visit to Vietnam from January 29-30.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang said this is President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s first visit to Vietnam since taking office.

"In recent times, Vietnam-Philippines relations have developed well in many areas. Political cooperation has been strengthened with many high-level visits, meetings and contacts. Economic cooperation between the two countries has seen positive developments," said Ms. Hang.

The Philippines is Vietnam’s 6th largest trading partner in ASEAN and 16th in the world. The Philippines continues to be Vietnam’s largest rice export market.

Cooperation in other important areas such as security - defense, education - training, labor, culture - tourism continues to be focused. The two countries continue to maintain close coordination at regional and international forums such as ASEAN, the United Nations, APEC, etc.

The spokesman said that during the visit, President Marcos is expected to hold talks with President Vo Van Thuong, meet with key Vietnamese leaders and have a number of other important activities.

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