President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. is set to embark on a state visit to Vietnam in January 2024, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo confirmed on Wednesday.
Manalo made the confirmation in his opening remarks during the 10th meeting of the PH-Viet Nam Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation in Hanoi, Vietnam.
According to the DFA Secretary, Marcos is set to meet Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong "to discuss how to raise our bilateral ties to even greater heights".
“President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently finished his first year in office, and we have seen a remarkable display of trust and confidence between our two countries,” he added.
The exact date of his state visit in Vietnam has yet to be announced.
The Chief Executive's upcoming trip to Vietnam will be now listed on the list of countries he has gone to since he assumed the post.
As of this writing, Marcos visited nine countries for the purposes of state visits, working visits, official visits, and attending international events like ASEAN Summit, APEC-Eu Summit, and World Economic Forum.
These countries are Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, Thailand, Belgium, China, Switzerland, Japan, the United States of America (USA), and Malaysia.
He also visited the United Kingdom (UK) where he was invited to witness the coronation ceremony of King Charles II.
During his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), the President said his foreign trips have been yielding trillions worth of investments and generating thousands of jobs for Filipinos.
