General Secretary To Lam and his wife set off to visit four countries

The General Secretary's working trip took place from May 5-12, at the invitation of President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko.

The delegation included Politburo members: Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission Phan Dinh Trac; Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang (participating in activities with the delegation in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation); Minister of National Defense, General Phan Van Giang; Minister of Public Security, General Luong Tam Quang.

Also participating in the delegation were: Party Central Committee Secretary, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office Le Hoai Trung; Party Central Committee members including Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung, Minister of Justice Nguyen Hai Ninh, Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan; Assistant to the General Secretary, Head of the General Secretary's Office To An Xo; Vietnamese Ambassador to the Russian Federation Dang Minh Khoi, concurrently in Azerbaijan; Vietnamese Ambassador to Kazakhstan Pham Thai Nhu Mai; Vietnamese Ambassador to Belarus Nguyen Van Ngu.

The Russian Federation and friendly countries of the former Soviet Union, especially the Central Asian and Caucasus countries, have traditionally had good relations and have supported and helped Vietnam in its past struggle to defend the Fatherland and in its current national construction and protection.

For the Russian Federation, this is the first official visit since General Secretary To Lam took up his new position, taking place in the context of the two countries celebrating the 75th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations.

The visit aims to enhance political trust, identify new directions to bring the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia to a new height; and consolidate cooperation between the Communist Party of Vietnam and major political parties in Russia.

General Secretary To Lam's official visit to the Russian Federation and attendance at the Victory Day celebration in the Great Patriotic War also demonstrates Vietnam's respect and honor for the enormous contributions and sacrifices of the former Soviet Union and the Russian Federation today in the great victory against fascism and firmly protecting world peace.

For Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Belarus, this is the first State visit of General Secretary To Lam to these countries and is of great significance.

The visit consolidates and enhances political trust between Vietnam and traditional friendly countries; conveys Vietnam's message and determination to continuously strengthen friendly and traditional relations with countries of the former Soviet Union. The visit will also contribute to promoting cooperation on the Party channel between the Communist Party of Vietnam and major political parties in the three countries mentioned above.

The visits also contribute to promoting people-to-people exchanges, affirming the consistent sentiments of our people towards the people of Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, traditional friendly countries, elevating relations and promoting comprehensive cooperation...