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Prime Minister and Politburo member Pham Minh Chinh and his wife at the airport in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo: VNA
Prime Minister and Politburo member Pham Minh Chinh and his wife at the airport in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo: VNA

Prime Minister successfully concludes working trip to 3 Middle Eastern and African countries

KHÁNH MINH (báo lao động) 24/11/2025 14:56 (GMT+7)

On the afternoon of November 23 (local time), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife left South Africa, concluding their trip to attend the G20 Summit.

South Africa is the final leg of the working trip of Politburo member, Prime Minister and Vietnamese delegation on an official visit to Kuwait and Algeria, attending the G20 Summit and bilateral activities in South Africa from 16-24 November, at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al Sabah, Prime Minister of the Republic of Algeria Sifi Ghrieb and President of the South African Republic Cyril Ramaphosa - G20 Chair 2025.

The business trip was a great success. The G20 Summit approved a Joint Statement by leaders and transferred the role of G20 Chair from South Africa to the US.

Dai dien nuoc chu nha Nam Phi, cung voi can bo, nhan vien Dai su quan Viet Nam ra san bay tien Thu tuong Chinh phu Pham Minh Chinh va Phu nhan Le Thi Bich Tran, cung Doan dai bieu Viet Nam roi Nam Phi, tro ve Ha Noi. Anh: TTXVN
Representatives of the host country South Africa, along with officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy, went to the airport to greet Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife Le Thi Bich Tran, along with the Vietnamese delegation from South Africa, returning to Hanoi. Photo: VNA

The participation of the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation led by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has contributed positively to the overall success of the conference, while highlighting the image of a dynamic, strong, proactive Vietnam that actively contributes to peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

The working trip has helped strengthen political trust, further deepen friendship, promote multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and South Africa, Kuwait, and Algeria in particular, as well as countries in the Middle East and Africa in general; promote the signing of agreements and arrangements to create a legal framework for bilateral cooperation in the fields of trade, investment and areas with strengths in accordance with each side's needs, and strengthen cooperation at international organizations and multilateral forums.

In particular, during the visit, Vietnam upgraded its relations to a Strategic Partnership with Algeria and South Africa.

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