VIETNAM - KUWAIT RELATIONS
In political field:
Vietnam and Kuwait established diplomatic relations on 10th January 1976. Vietnam inaugurated its trade office in June 1993 and opened its Embassy in Kuwait in October 2003.
Kuwait officially opened its Embassy in Hanoi in August 2007 and General Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City in September the same year.
Vietnamese delegations to Kuwait:
- 1976 : Prime Minister’s special envoy, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach;
- 1992 : Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Dzy Nien;
- 1993 : Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh;
- 1995 : President Le Duc Anh;
- 2000 : Vice-Chairman of the National Assembly Mai Thuc Lan;
- 2001 : Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Van Nganh;
- May 2005 : Deputy Minister of Finance
- June 2005 : Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien;
- September 2005 : Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Hang;
- March 2006 : Minister, Chairman of Physical Education and Sports Committee
- July 2007: Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc
- March 2009: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung
Kuwait delegations to Vietnam:
- 1993 : Kuwaiti Ambassador to Malaysia, special envoy of the First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister;
- 1995 : Prince Fahad J. Al-Sabah;
- 1995, 1998, 2002 : delegations of Kuwait Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group;
- May 2006 : Executive Director of Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development;
- November 2006 : General Director of the Public Authority for Youth and Sports;
- May 2007:H.H. Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah;
- September, 2009: Minister of Oil and Minister of Information Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah;
- December, 2009: Minister of Commerce and Industry. Mr. Ahmead Rashed Al-Haroun
- September, 2010: Minister of Oil and Minister of Information Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
In Economic field:
The two countries have signed some agreements and MOUs on cooperation in different fields:
- May 1995: Frame-work Agreement on bilateral cooperation in Economics, Science and Technology;
- May 2001: Agreement on Aviation Transportation;
- May 2005: Trade Agreement
- June 2005: Protocol on Cooperation between the two Ministries of Foreign Affairs;
- May 2007: Protocol on Establishment of the Joint Committee on Economic, Scientific and Technical cooperation between the Government of Vietnam and the Government of Kuwait; Agreement on Investment Promotion and Protection; Agreement on Cooperation between the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)
- March 2009: Agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation and fiscal evasion; MOU on Agricultural Cooperation; MOU on Cooperation between the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) and the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) of Vietnam.
Through Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), more than 100 million US dollars has been lent to Vietnam for rural infrastructure projects (irrigation works and rural roads) at low interests.
A joint venture contract on Nghi Son oil refinery and petrochemical project was also signed in Ho Chi Minh City on April 7, 2008, between the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and the Kuwaiti Petroleum International (KPI) and the Japanese partners: Idemitsu and Mítui Chemicals Inc. The complex, the largest so far, is under construction in Nghi Son commune, Tinh Gia district of the central province of Thanh Hoa with an investment capital of $ 6 billion. It is projected to be completed in 2014.
Vietnam’s exports to Kuwait include garment and textile products, seafoods, hardwoods, computers, electronic appliances, vegetables, black pepper, footwear and china ware.
Vietnam's imports from Kuwait include D.O oil, urine fertilizer, plastic material, cloth material, chemical products, textile and leather material and accessories.
Address of Vietnam Embassy in Kuwait
(also responsible for Bahrain, and Oman).
- Address: Jabriya, Block 10, Street 19, Villa 96, Kuwait City
- Tel: (00-965) 25311450; 25351593
- Fax: (00-965) 25351592
- E-mail: vnembassy.ku@mofa.gov.vn
-Website: www.vietnamembassy-kuwait.org
-Working hours: Sunday - Thursday: 08.00 hrs - 13.00 hrs
Address of Kuwait Embassy in Hanoi
- Address: House number 10, Le Hong Phong Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
- Tel: (00-84) 4-38489955/66/77
- Fax: (00-84) 4-38489933
- Email: ktembvn@gmail.com
- Working hours: Monday - Friday: 09.00 hrs - 16.00 hrs
Address of Kuwait Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City
Address: 24 Phung Khac Khoan Street, Da Kao Ward, District 1, Ho chi minh City
Tel: (00-84) 8 38270555
Fax: (00-84) 8 38270111
Email: kuwaitconsulate@gmail.com
September 2010
Vietnam and Kuwait established diplomatic relations on 10th January 1976. Vietnam inaugurated its trade office in June 1993 and opened its Embassy in Kuwait in October 2003.
Kuwait officially opened its Embassy in Hanoi in August 2007 and General Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City in September the same year.
Vietnamese delegations to Kuwait:
- 1976 : Prime Minister’s special envoy, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach;
- 1992 : Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Dzy Nien;
- 1993 : Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh;
- 1995 : President Le Duc Anh;
- 2000 : Vice-Chairman of the National Assembly Mai Thuc Lan;
- 2001 : Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Van Nganh;
- May 2005 : Deputy Minister of Finance
- June 2005 : Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien;
- September 2005 : Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Hang;
- March 2006 : Minister, Chairman of Physical Education and Sports Committee
- July 2007: Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc
- March 2009: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung
Kuwait delegations to Vietnam:
- 1993 : Kuwaiti Ambassador to Malaysia, special envoy of the First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister;
- 1995 : Prince Fahad J. Al-Sabah;
- 1995, 1998, 2002 : delegations of Kuwait Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group;
- May 2006 : Executive Director of Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development;
- November 2006 : General Director of the Public Authority for Youth and Sports;
- May 2007:H.H. Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah;
- September, 2009: Minister of Oil and Minister of Information Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah;
- December, 2009: Minister of Commerce and Industry. Mr. Ahmead Rashed Al-Haroun
- September, 2010: Minister of Oil and Minister of Information Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
In Economic field:
The two countries have signed some agreements and MOUs on cooperation in different fields:
- May 1995: Frame-work Agreement on bilateral cooperation in Economics, Science and Technology;
- May 2001: Agreement on Aviation Transportation;
- May 2005: Trade Agreement
- June 2005: Protocol on Cooperation between the two Ministries of Foreign Affairs;
- May 2007: Protocol on Establishment of the Joint Committee on Economic, Scientific and Technical cooperation between the Government of Vietnam and the Government of Kuwait; Agreement on Investment Promotion and Protection; Agreement on Cooperation between the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)
- March 2009: Agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation and fiscal evasion; MOU on Agricultural Cooperation; MOU on Cooperation between the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) and the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) of Vietnam.
Through Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), more than 100 million US dollars has been lent to Vietnam for rural infrastructure projects (irrigation works and rural roads) at low interests.
A joint venture contract on Nghi Son oil refinery and petrochemical project was also signed in Ho Chi Minh City on April 7, 2008, between the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and the Kuwaiti Petroleum International (KPI) and the Japanese partners: Idemitsu and Mítui Chemicals Inc. The complex, the largest so far, is under construction in Nghi Son commune, Tinh Gia district of the central province of Thanh Hoa with an investment capital of $ 6 billion. It is projected to be completed in 2014.
Vietnam’s exports to Kuwait include garment and textile products, seafoods, hardwoods, computers, electronic appliances, vegetables, black pepper, footwear and china ware.
Vietnam's imports from Kuwait include D.O oil, urine fertilizer, plastic material, cloth material, chemical products, textile and leather material and accessories.
Address of Vietnam Embassy in Kuwait
(also responsible for Bahrain, and Oman).
- Address: Jabriya, Block 10, Street 19, Villa 96, Kuwait City
- Tel: (00-965) 25311450; 25351593
- Fax: (00-965) 25351592
- E-mail: vnembassy.ku@mofa.gov.vn
-Website: www.vietnamembassy-kuwait.org
-Working hours: Sunday - Thursday: 08.00 hrs - 13.00 hrs
Address of Kuwait Embassy in Hanoi
- Address: House number 10, Le Hong Phong Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
- Tel: (00-84) 4-38489955/66/77
- Fax: (00-84) 4-38489933
- Email: ktembvn@gmail.com
- Working hours: Monday - Friday: 09.00 hrs - 16.00 hrs
Address of Kuwait Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City
Address: 24 Phung Khac Khoan Street, Da Kao Ward, District 1, Ho chi minh City
Tel: (00-84) 8 38270555
Fax: (00-84) 8 38270111
Email: kuwaitconsulate@gmail.com
September 2010
