General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife leave for state visit to China from August 18 to 20, 2024. Photo: VOV

This is Mr. To Lam’s first visit abroad in his capacity as Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam and is an extremely important foreign affairs activity between Vietnam and China this year. It demonstrates the high regard of the Party and State of Vietnam for the development of friendly neighborly relations and comprehensive cooperation with China.

The visit demonstrates the interest both sides have in consolidating and developing their Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and building a Vietnam-China community with a shared future.

Accompanying General Secretary and President To Lam are President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien; Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organization Commission Le Minh Hung; President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang; Minister of National Defense General Phan Van Giang; Minister of Public Security Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang; Head of the Party Central Committee’s External Affairs Commission Le Hoai Trung; Chief of the Party Central Committee Office Nguyen Duy Ngoc and other members of the Party Central Committee.