A delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Mr Le Hoai Trung paid a courtesy call on President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing at the Presidential Palace Reception Hall in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon.
At the meeting, the President expressed his pleasure at the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam and the high-level delegation to Myanmar while the Myanmar government is serving the State responsibilities. Myanmar and Vietnam have enjoyed long-standing diplomatic relations, and they surpassed the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2025. Both nations share many religious and cultural similarities, as well as shared histories in their struggles for independence. Likewise, friendship and cooperation between the leaders of both nations have progressively flourished across successive eras, alongside strong defence cooperation. The goodwill visit of the Vietnamese Foreign Affairs Minister to Myanmar will further advance and consolidate the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
The Vietnamese Foreign Affairs Minister stated that he was delighted by the warm and hearty welcome extended to his delegation. He explained the purpose of his visit: that he has come to pay this courtesy call upon being assigned by Mr To Lam, President of Vietnam and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, to convey an official invitation for Your Excellency the President to pay an official goodwill visit to Vietnam, and to express that your forthcoming visit will be warmly and gladly welcomed. Throughout our shared history, the leaders of both nations have built bonds of friendship, which continue to remain strong and steadfast to this day. During Your Excellency the President’s upcoming official goodwill visit to Vietnam, based on the solid friendship fostered over many years, he expressed his firm belief that the two countries will be able to open a new chapter and a new era for their mutual interests by further strengthening and advancing friendship and cooperation. Vietnam values Myanmar’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and right to self-determination. He stated that Your Excellency can rely on Vietnam as a trustworthy and reliable partner nation.
The President of Myanmar and the Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs frankly discussed the further strengthening of existing friendship and relations as well as cooperation between the two countries, promotion of friendly relations and cooperation between governments, parliaments, armed forces and people between the two countries, prospects to expand new business areas and bilateral trade, cooperation and investment of both countries, the best efforts of Myanmar in cooperation with ASEAN, endeavours to enhance international relations, plans of Myanmar to attend the Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam Summit (CLMV Summit) and the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Summit to be held in Vietnam, mutual support between Myanmar and Vietnam on the international stage, and standing as good friends and trustful and reliable comprehensive partners.
After the meeting, the President and the Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs posed for documentary photos and cordially greeted each other.
Also present at the meeting were Union Minister at the President’s Office U Khin Maung Yi, Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Tin Maung Swe and officials. The Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs was accompanied by Vietnamese Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Nguyen Anh Duc, Director-General of ASEAN Affairs, SouthEast Asia, South Asia and South Pacific Department Mr Nguyen Tat Thant and officials.
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