HANOI, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen TanDung is scheduled to visit Britain, Germany and Ireland from March 3-11, local newspaper People reported Monday.

    Dung is accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Gia Khiem, Chairman of Government Office Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc, Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and some other senior officials.

    Dung visits the three countries at the invitation of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern.