At the invitation of US President Barack Obama, PM Nguyen Tan Dung will lead the Vietnamese delegation to the 1st Nuclear Security Summit to be held in the US on April 12-15. Then, he will pay an official visit to Argentina from April 15 to 17.
According to a statement from the government, the Government chief will be accompanied by leaders of the Office of Government, the Ministries of Science and Technology, National Defense, Public Security, Foreign Affairs, Industry and Trade, and Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The Summit is convened as an initiative of US President Barack Obama, drawing the participation of top leaders of over 40 countries, including Russia, China, the UK, France, Germany, Japan and India.
Its main target is to promote international cooperation in guaranteeing security of nuclear materials, preventing illegal transport and transfer of these materials and related information.
At the Summit, countries will discuss orientations, principles and measures to strengthen multilateral cooperation for nuclear security. The world leaders are expected to issue a joint statement on applying top-level nuclear security in favor of the nuclear energy use for peaceful purposes.
Vietnam plans to show its stance of actively contributing to joint efforts of the international community in nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, and use of nuclear energy for peace, security and development of all nations.
PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s three-day visit to Argentina is made at the invitation of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Argentina and Vietnam started their diplomatic ties on October 25, 1973.
The two countries have penned many agreements, including those on investment encouragement and protection, economic and trade cooperation, industrial and agricultural cooperation, veterinary cooperation, political consultation at foreign ministerial level (1996), cooperation in sports (1999), use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes (2002), oil and gas cooperation. Last May, the two countries opened the 2nd meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee (founded in 1999) in Buenos Aires.
So, the Vietnamese PM’s visit reflects Vietnam’s determination to cement and deepen cooperation with Argentina in particular and Latin America in general.