Algiers, November 20, 2025 – The President of the Council of the Nation (Senate), Azzouz Nasseri, received the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, at the Council headquarters today. The Prime Minister’s visit is part of his official visit to Algeria.
At the start of the meeting, President Nasseri welcomed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his high-level delegation, expressing his appreciation for this official visit, which reflects the strength of the bilateral partnership and the historical depth of Algerian-Vietnamese relations. He emphasized that these relations are built on shared experiences of struggle against colonialism and unwavering defense of national sovereignty.
President Nasseri highlighted the significant political harmony that characterizes the positions of both countries within regional and international organizations, particularly concerning issues of national liberation and decolonization.
He further stated that Algeria, under the leadership of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, attaches great importance to developing relations with Vietnam and strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries. This includes supporting continuous political dialogue, expanding areas of economic and investment cooperation, and deepening cultural and people-to-people ties, reflecting the shared will of the two countries’ leadership to build balanced and sustainable cooperation that meets the aspirations of the two friendly peoples.
Nasseri affirmed that the signing of a series of agreements and memoranda of understanding during this visit embodies the shared political will to transform cooperation into tangible projects that contribute to expanding trade exchanges, promoting joint investment, consolidating cultural exchanges, and developing a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
Regarding parliamentary cooperation, the President of the Council of the Nation emphasized the Algerian Parliament’s keenness, in both its chambers, to expand the frameworks of parliamentary partnership with its Vietnamese counterpart through available mechanisms. These include exchanging visits, sharing legislative expertise, and developing coordination mechanisms within international and regional parliamentary forums.
For his part, the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam expressed his deep gratitude for the warm welcome and reception, which he said demonstrates the special historical relations that unite the two peoples, both during the struggle against colonialism and in the subsequent period of building an independent state. The Vietnamese Prime Minister stressed the strategic importance that Vietnam attaches to developing its cooperation with Algeria in the fields of agriculture and industry.