General Secretary To Lam arrives in Pyongyang, beginning state visit to the DPRK
WVR/VNA - This morning, October 9, General Secretary To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Pyongyang International Airport, beginning the state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
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| General Secretary To Lam arrives in Pyongyang, beginning the state visit to the DPRD and attending the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea. (Source: VNA) |
This morning, October 9, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and Vietnamese high-ranking delegation arrived at Pyongyang International Airport, beginning the state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the invitation of the General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un.
The official delegation includes: Le Minh Hung, Politburo Member, Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Central Organization Commission; Phan Dinh Trac, Politburo Member, Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission; Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Politburo Member, Party Central Committee Secretary, Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission; Do Van Chien, Politburo Member, Party Central Committee Secretary, President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo Member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council; General Phan Van Giang, Politburo Member, Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang, Politburo Member, Minister of Public Security; Le Hoai Trung, Party Central Committee Secretary, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs; Nguyen Chi Dung, Party Central Committee Member, Deputy Prime Minister; Nguyen Khac Dinh, Party Central Committee Member, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; Pham Gia Tuc, Party Central Committee Member, Chief of the Party Central Office; Tran Duc Thang, Party Central Committee Member, Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment; To An Xo, Assistant to the General Secretary, Head of the General Secretary's Office; Le Ba Vinh, Ambassador of Vietnam to the DPRK.
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| Welcome ceremony for General Secretary To Lam at Pyongyang International Airport. (Source: VNA) |
Welcoming General Secretary To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation at the airport, on the DPRK side, were: Alternate Politburo Member, State Affairs Commission Member, Head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Kim Song Nam; DPRK Deputy Foreign Minister Im Chon In.
On the Vietnamese side were: Ambassador Le Ba Vinh; representatives of the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in the DPRK.
75 years ago, on January 31, 1950, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea officially established diplomatic relations. Since then, the traditional friendship between the two countries has been valued by both Parties, States, and peoples, continuously strengthened and developed. Both sides maintain mutual support and assistance in the struggle for national liberation and socialist construction in each country.
This State visit to the DPRK by General Secretary To Lam holds special significance, being the first state visit by a General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam to the DPRK in 18 years. The visit coincides with the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (1950 - 2025) and the Vietnam- DPRK Friendship Year 2025, vividly demonstrating the importance both Parties and States place on the traditional friendship between Vietnam and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
