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.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

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 US$5 billion in 2016. Vietnam currently leads ASEAN in terms of trade turnover with Canada.