Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in Hanoi on December 16 after paying a successful visit to Europe.

The multi-country trip aimed at various targets bilaterally, multilaterally, regionally, and internationally.

It saw impressive results, helping to raise the image and status of Vietnam in the international arena.

The Prime Minister attended a commemorative summit in celebration of ASEAN-EU relations and paid official visits to Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium from December 9 to 15.

He engaged in more than 60 bilateral, multilateral, and community activities, and in addition to talks and meetings with most senior leaders in the three countries, also held 14 meetings with leaders of the EU as well as ASEAN and EU member states.

Prime Minister Chinh also attended business and investment forums, met with leaders from leading European enterprises, and spent time meeting and talking with Vietnamese communities in the three countries.

One of the special targets of the trip was to promote international cooperation and call for investment in emerging sectors such as digital transformation, the circular economy, high technology, innovation, and strategic infrastructure.