PM Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse (centre) are welcomed at Zurich Airport on January 16 morning. (Photo: VNA)Zurich (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh,his spouse, and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Zurich,Switzerland, on January 16 morning (local time), starting a trip to attend the54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.
At the airport, the Government leader and his entourage were welcomed byVietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland Phung The Long, Ambassador Le Thi TuyetMai – head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam in Geneva, the staff of theVietnamese Embassy and Permanent Mission, and Vietnamese people in the Europeancountry.
During the trip, PM Chinh is scheduled to chair,attend, and deliver remarks at several events of the WEF Annual Meeting 2024,including a seminar on investment attraction in the semiconductor industry, theWEF Country Strategic Dialogue on Vietnam, a policy dialogue, a seminar onpromoting new growth drivers in the country, and a discussion on promoting therole of global cooperation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
On this occasion, he will meet with WEF Founder and ExecutiveChairman Prof. Klaus Schwab, and engage in bilateral meetings with leaders ofsome countries, international organisations, and WEF member businesses. He willalso address a seminar on Switzerland’s experience in and model of developinginternational financial centres, and receive executives of some leadingenterprises of Switzerland.
PM Chinh’s participation in numerous activitiesat the WEF Annual Meeting 2024 demonstrates Vietnam’s active and responsiblecontributions to the event, thereby helping the international community learnmore about the country’s potential, cooperation opportunities, role, andstature in the world so as to maximise resources fornational development, and also enhancing cooperation with Switzerland,particularly in finance - banking./.
