On the morning of June 22, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that, at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will participate in the WEF's 15th Annual Pioneers Meeting in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China, and conduct official business in China from June 24 to 27.

The WEF is a non-profit organization operating as a public-private partnership, founded by Professor Klaus Schwab in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The WEF has about 700 partners, including leaders of the world's top corporations across various fields.

The most significant event hosted by the WEF is its Annual Conference held every January in Davos, Switzerland. Additionally, there are regional forums, such as the WEF Tianjin Conference (or Dalian, China) and the WEF ASEAN Conference.

WEF events attract participation from leading figures in politics, business, culture, society, and academia, who come together to shape agendas at both regional and global levels.

Since Vietnam and the WEF established relations in 1989, cooperation between the two has flourished in many areas. The Prime Minister of Vietnam has attended the WEF Annual Conference multiple times.

Leaders from both sides have also promoted high-level contacts and exchanges, particularly between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and WEF Founder Klaus Schwab.

With China, Vietnam has maintained a momentum of development in their relationship since the two countries established diplomatic ties on January 18, 1950. Vietnam-China relations are framed as a Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, adhering to the principles of "friendly neighbors, comprehensive cooperation, long-term stability, and looking towards the future" and the spirit of "good neighbors, good friends, good comrades, and good partners."

The Vietnam-China Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership has developed steadily and achieved numerous positive results recently.

In mid-December 2023, during the visit of General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping to Vietnam, the two countries issued a Joint Statement focusing on deepening and elevating their Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, and building a community of shared future between Vietnam and China. Notably, the two sides agreed to further develop this community of shared future.

Tran Thuong