General Secretary To Lam leaves for a State visit to North Korea

The official delegation included comrades: Le Minh Hung - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Organization Commission; Phan Dinh Trac - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission; Nguyen Duy Ngoc - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Inspection Commission; Do Van Chien - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman 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 - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, 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 - Member of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office; Tran Duc Thang - Member of the Party Central Committee, Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment; To An Xo - Assistant to the General Secretary, in charge of the General Secretary's Office; Le Ba Vinh - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to North Korea.

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 always been valued by the two Parties, the two States and the two peoples, and has been constantly consolidated and developed. The two sides have maintained mutual support and assistance in the cause of national liberation and socialist construction in each country.

This State visit to North Korea by General Secretary To Lam is of special significance, being the first State visit by a General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam to North Korea in 18 years. The visit takes place at a time when the two countries are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (1950 - 2025) and the Vietnam - North Korea Friendship Year 2025, vividly demonstrating the importance that the two Parties and States attach to the traditional friendship between Vietnam and North Korea.