Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrived in Da Nang on the evening of October 23. His official visit to Vietnam will take place from October 24 to 26 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.
The delegation was welcomed at Da Nang International Airport by Nguyen Thi Anh Thi, vice chairwoman of the Da Nang People's Committee, and Ha Hoang Hai, Vietnam's ambassador to Poland.
The Polish delegation
Tusk is accompanied by Marcin Kulasek, minister of science and higher education; Adam Szlapka, secretary of state at the Office of the Council of Ministers and government spokesperson; Agnieszka Rucinska, deputy secretary of state at the Office of the Council of Ministers; Robert Kupiecki, deputy secretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and adviser to the chairman of the Council of Ministers on national security; Michal Baranowski, deputy secretary of state at the Ministry of Development and Technology; Konrad Golota, deputy secretary of state at the Ministry of State Assets; Joanna Skoczek, Poland's charge d'affaires in Vietnam; Malgorzata Latkiewicz-Pawlak, director of the Foreign Affairs Department at the Office of the Council of Ministers; Kamila Terpial, director of the Government Information Centre; Maciej Obcowski, deputy head of the Protocol Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Beata Turska, adviser to the chairman of the Council of Ministers; Igor Ostachowicz, adviser to the chairman of the Council of Ministers; and Grzegorz Napieralski, a member of the Sejm and chairman of the Polish-Vietnamese parliamentary group.
Donald Tusk
Donald Tusk was born on April 22, 1957, in Gdansk, Poland. From 2014 to 2019, he was president of the European Council and the first Polish politician to hold the position. In 2021, Tusk was formally elected chairman of the Civic Coalition party.
In December 2023, the Polish parliament elected him prime minister. It was his second term as the country's prime minister, after he led Poland from 2007 to 2014.
Vietnam-Poland cooperation
The traditional friendship between Vietnam and Poland is based on a long history, political trust and practical cooperation. Poland was one of the first European countries to establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam, on February 4, 1950. It is also one of Vietnam's important trading partners in Central and Eastern Europe. Bilateral trade has continued to grow, especially since the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement took effect.
In an interview with a Vietnam News Agency correspondent, Vietnam's ambassador to Poland, Ha Hoang Hai, said Tusk's visit was taking place as relations between Vietnam and Poland were in a particularly good period, with favorable conditions for further development. He said the visit could promote practical economic, trade and investment cooperation, improve market access and remove barriers to goods from the two countries.
The two sides can use the opportunity to expand cooperation in areas with high added value, including digital technology, green energy, quantum technology and high-quality personnel training, the ambassador said. This would make use of the countries' complementary strengths, strengthen links between businesses and create a basis for sustainable development in Vietnam-Poland economic, scientific and technological relations.
Joanna Skoczek, Poland's charge d'affaires and head of its diplomatic mission in Hanoi, said Tusk's visit aims to identify and reaffirm the areas with the greatest potential for cooperation. They include education, trade, cooperation at international forums, culture and people-to-people exchanges.
Skoczek also said several important documents are expected to be signed during the visit, helping strengthen the legal foundation for relations between the two countries.
Sources: Dân Trí
