General Secretary To Lam received Duke of Richmond Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, representative of the British Royal Family.

Within the framework of the official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the morning of October 29 (local time), in London, General Secretary To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly had a meeting with Mr. Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Duke of Richmond, representative of the British Royal Family and his wife.

General Secretary To Lam and his wife received Duke of Richmond Charles Gordon-Lennox and his wife. (Photo: THONG NHAT - VNA)

General Secretary To Lam expressed his pleasure in making an official visit to the UK and meeting the Duke and his wife; and sincerely thanked the Duke and his wife and the British Royal Family for their special feelings for Vietnam, for the General Secretary and his wife personally, and for the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation. The two countries, Vietnam and the UK, have had a long-standing relationship with increasingly close ties.

The General Secretary said that during this visit at the invitation of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Keir Starmer, the two sides discussed many important issues to agree on raising the cooperative relationship to a new level, at the highest level of trust; he was pleased that this policy was strongly supported by the Duke and the British Royal Family.

Duke Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox expressed his delight at welcoming General Secretary To Lam and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to their official visit to the UK. The Duke also expressed his delight at the excellent development of the cooperative relationship between the two countries in recent times and that during this visit, the two sides would upgrade their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and expand cooperation in various fields.

General Secretary To Lam and his wife received Duke of Richmond Charles Gordon-Lennox and his wife. (Photo: THONG NHAT - VNA)

Sharing that he had several occasions to visit the UK and was very impressed by the beautiful nature combined with ancient architecture, General Secretary To Lam highly appreciated the wholeheartedness of the Duke and Duchess in the activities of preserving the architecture and historical landscape of Goodwood House, a unique cultural heritage preserved through many generations and developing this place into an international cultural-sports-arts center.

The General Secretary said that Vietnam also attaches great importance to and makes efforts to preserve and promote traditional cultural heritages, considering them as the internal resources and strength of the nation; believing that the two countries with rich and long-standing cultures can further expand people-to-people exchanges and extensive cooperation in the fields of culture, arts and sports. These cooperation and exchange activities will contribute to enriching and deepening the comprehensive friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and the UK.

Duke Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox affirmed that although he has not had the opportunity to visit Vietnam, he has seen and heard many good things about the country and people of Vietnam; he hopes to soon have the opportunity to visit Vietnam to witness the dynamic development as well as admire the beauty and traditional culture of Vietnam.

On this occasion, the Duke sent his condolences and deep sympathy to the Vietnamese people who are suffering hardship and loss due to the impact of floods. The Duke also expressed his hope to soon have the opportunity to invite General Secretary To Lam and Madame Ngo Phuong Ly to visit Goodwood House.

The two ladies share an interest in art, in preserving and developing the unique cultural heritage of each nation and believe that art, culture and sports are the bridges that bring people closer together to expand cooperation to other fields.

The two ladies also expressed their concern about child care and education, believing that taking good care of children is preparing for the future with generations of useful citizens.

General Secretary Ngo Phuong Ly's wife affirmed her wish to have the opportunity to discuss childcare activities and learn from the Duke's wife's experiences.

On this occasion, General Secretary To Lam respectfully invited Duke Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox and his wife to soon arrange a visit to Vietnam to have more opportunities to discuss cooperation areas, especially cultural and people-to-people exchanges.

HANH NGUYEN

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