Panamanian President embarks on four-day official visit to Viet Nam
VGP - The official visit to Viet Nam by Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino and his spouse from October 5-8 is expected to give fresh momentum to the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Viet Nam and Panama, opening up new opportunities for more substantive and effective bilateral ties.
President Mulino's visit is the highest-level bilateral exchange between the two countries in nearly 15 years - Photo with AI support
This is the first high-level visit to Viet Nam by a President of Panama in 14 years.
During the visit, President Mulino is scheduled to hold talks with General Secretary and President To Lam and meet with Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man.
The two sides are expected to sign several cooperation documents, providing an important legal foundation for deeper and more stable bilateral ties.
Viet Nam and Panama established diplomatic relations on August 28, 1975, and celebrated the 50th founding anniversary of bilateral ties in 2025. Over the past more than five decades, the bilateral ties have been strengthened through high-level exchanges, cooperation mechanisms and coordination at multilateral forums.
Economic and trade cooperation remains an important pillar of bilateral relations. Two-way trade reached US$478.1 million in 2025, up 19.2 percent year on year. Viet Nam mainly exports footwear, phones and components, computers and electronic products, textiles and garments, vehicles and spare parts, and seafood to Panama.
With its strategic location and the Panama Canal, Panama serves as an important logistics and trade gateway to Central America and the Caribbean, while Viet Nam can serve as a bridge for Panamanian businesses to access ASEAN markets.
Both sides see significant potential for cooperation in trade, investment, logistics, maritime transport, port infrastructure, agriculture, banking, telecommunications, renewable energy, tourism and education./.