General Secretary To Lam and his wife leave for a state visit to Laos

On the morning of December 1, General Secretary To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, left Hanoi for a state visit and to attend the 50th anniversary of Laos' National Day.

General Secretary To Lam and his wife visit Laos - Photo: VNA

The visit took place at the invitation of Lao General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith and his wife Naly Sisoulith.

During December 1 and 2, General Secretary To Lam will attend the 50th anniversary of Laos' National Day and co-chair a high-level meeting between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.

According to VNA, the official delegation included eight Politburo members, including Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu, Head of the Central Organizing Committee Le Minh Hung, Chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Fatherland Front Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Nguyen Xuan Thang, Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang, Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Duy Ngoc.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tran Luu Quang, leaders of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs; Industry and Trade; Construction; Justice; Home Affairs; Education and Training; Culture, Sports and Tourism; Finance and many other leaders of departments, branches and localities also accompanied the delegation.

This is one of Vietnam's particularly important foreign affairs activities in 2025, and is also the first state visit to Laos by General Secretary To Lam as head of the Party.

The visit took place at a very important time when Laos celebrated the 50th anniversary of Laos' National Day, right in the period before the Congress of the two Parties held in 2026 to make decisions on development orientations for each country.

According to Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cuong, one of the important activities of General Secretary To Lam's visit is the high-level meeting between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party - the most important mechanism in the cooperative relationship between the two Parties and two countries.

During the visit, General Secretary To Lam will hold talks and meetings with senior Lao leaders and attend the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Laos' National Day on December 2.

Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh believes that the results of this trip will contribute to strengthening political trust, promoting substantive cooperation and bringing practical benefits to the people of the two countries.

"The visit creates new momentum for strategic cooperation between the two countries, especially in the fields of economy, infrastructure connectivity, energy, trade and education and training," Ms. Khamphao Ernthavanh added.

DUY LINH

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tong-bi-thu-to-lam-cung-phu-nhan-len-duong-tham-cap-nha-nuoc-lao-20251201094204297.htm