RoK President Yoon Suk Yeol wraps up State visit to Vietnam
WVR/VNA - At noon on June 24, President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yoon Suk Yeol, Spouse and the high-ranking delegation of the country left Hanoi, wrapping up a three-day State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong.
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| President Vo Van Thuong and President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yoon Suk Yeol review the Guard of Honour. (Photo: WVR/Minh Hong) |
During the trip, President Yoon engaged in many important activities, including paying tribute to late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh at the mausoleum in Hanoi; making a courtesy call on Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong; attending an official welcome ceremony with a 21-gun salute hosted by, the talks with, and a press meeting together with President Thuong; and witnessing the exchange of many cooperation documents.
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| President Vo Van Thuong, Spouse and President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yoon Suk Yeol, Spouse at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, on June 23, 2023. (Photo: WVR/Nguyen Hong) |
He also had meetings with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
President Yoon and Prime Minister Chinh took part in a Vietnam - RoK business forum which attracted officials of the two countries and over 500 representatives of associations and enterprises from both sides.
In addition, the RoK leader also visited and talked to students of the Faculty of Korean Language and Culture at the University of Languages and International Studies under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi; met with 300 people representing the Korean community in Vietnam; and had a meeting with Korean businesses investing here.
Meanwhile, his spouse visited some places of the Vietnamese culture and history.
President Yoon’s trip is his first State visit to Vietnam, which is also the first in Southeast Asia to welcome him since he took office in May 2022. It is an important landmark that will create a new impetus for bilateral cooperation in all key aspects.
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| Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong welcomes RoK President’s visit. (Photo: VNA) |
On June 24 morning, the President visited the research and development (R&D) centre of Samsung Electronics in Hanoi, according to his office.
The 220 million USD centre, opened last December, is the largest R&D establishment of the Korean technology giant in Southeast Asia.
Talking to about 50 young experts in digital technology of both countries, he said Vietnam and the RoK have developed from partners in manufacturing into important R&D partners of each other. He also pledged to actively support the countries’ researches to create innovation and technology values and expand the capacity building programme for future generations.
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| Ladies Phan Thi Thanh Tam (second, right) and Kim Keon Hee (second, left) at a tea party in Hanoi on June 23 (Photo: WVR/Nguyen Hong) |
The trip to the R&D centre of Samsung Electronics was the last activity of his State visit to Vietnam.
On June 23 evening, President Vo Van Thuong and Spouse hosted a banquet in honour of RoK President Yoon Suk Yeol and his spouse at the International Convention Centre in Hanoi.
(Source: WVR/VNA)
