Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit Vietnam

Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau will pay an official visit to Vietnam on November 8 and 9.

Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau will pay an official visit to Vietnam on November 8 and 9.

Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau (Photo: AFP/VNA)

The visit is made at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The Canadian PM will attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, which is scheduled for November 6 – 11 in the central city of Da Nang.

Vietnam and Canada established diplomatic relations in 1973. Two-way trade reached nearly 5 billion USD in 2016. Vietnam currently leads ASEAN in terms of trade turnover with Canada.