Burundian President to pay official visit to Viet Nam next week

The visit will be made at the invitation of Vietnamese President Luong Cuong and his spouse, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Viet Nam and Burundi established diplomatic relations on July 16, 1975, and bilateral ties have shown positive development in recent years.

At the meeting between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye in New York on September 22, 2023 as part of his trip to attend the high-level week of the 78th UN General Assembly, Viet Nam always attaches importance to promoting friendship and cooperation with African countries, including Burundi.

Pham proposed Burundi create more favorable conditions for Vietnamese firms to operate in the African nation, and suggested both countries enhance delegation exchanges, promote cooperation mechanisms, and bolster trade exchanges as well as agricultural collaboration.

President Ndayishimiye, for his part, said Burundi always treasures the development of relations with Viet Nam, a potential partner in Southeast Asia.

He agreed with the Vietnamese leader's recommendations to boost the bilateral ties in the time ahead, with a focus given to investment-trade cooperation.

Both leaders reached consensus on enhancing cooperation and supporting each other at multilateral forums as well as promoting their roles as bridges to enhance cooperation with ASEAN, and the African Union (AU) as well as between the two regional blocs./.