General Secretary To Lam and his wife begin a state visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan

At exactly 5:25 p.m. (local time), on May 5, the plane carrying General Secretary To Lam and his wife, along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, arrived at Astana Airport (Kazakhstan), beginning a state visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan from May 5-7, 2025, at the invitation of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev welcomed General Secretary To Lam at Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, capital Astana. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA

Welcoming General Secretary To Lam and his wife along with the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation at Astana Airport on the Kazakhstan side were: President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs M.Nurtleu; Deputy Prime Minister in charge of economic and social affairs Yermek Kosherbayev; Foreign Affairs Advisor to the President E.Kazykhan; Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Vietnam K.Tumush; Minister of Health A.Alnazarova; Mayor of Astana J.Kasumbek. On the Vietnamese side were: Vietnamese Ambassador to Kazakhstan Pham Thai Nhu Mai; and a number of officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Kazakhstan.

At the airport, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shook hands to welcome General Secretary To Lam and his wife, and introduced the Kazakh officials. Kazakh girls and teenagers in national costumes approached to present flowers to General Secretary To Lam and his wife. Next, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev invited General Secretary To Lam and his wife to walk on the honor carpet, along two rows of honor guards standing solemnly to welcome them.

Welcoming ceremony for General Secretary To Lam and his wife at Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, capital Astana. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA

This is the first State visit by a key Vietnamese leader to Kazakhstan in the past 13 years and the first time at the General Secretary level that Vietnam has visited Kazakhstan.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev welcomed General Secretary To Lam and his wife at Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, capital Astana. Photo: Thong Nhat – VNA

The State visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan by General Secretary To Lam and his wife along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation demonstrates the importance and consistent policy of the Party and State of Vietnam in strengthening the friendship and comprehensive cooperation with traditional friendly countries in the Central Asia, South Caucasus and Eastern Europe regions, including Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan officials welcomed General Secretary To Lam and his wife at Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, capital Astana. Photo: Thong Nhat – VNA

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev welcomes General Secretary To Lam. Photo: Thong Nhat – VNA

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev welcomes General Secretary To Lam. Photo: Thong Nhat – VNA

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev welcomed General Secretary To Lam. General Secretary To Lam's visit is the highest-level visit of Vietnam to Kazakhstan since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992. Photo: Thong Nhat - VNA

Vietnam and the Republic of Kazakhstan established diplomatic relations on June 29, 1992. Since then, the traditional good friendship between the two countries has been continuously strengthened and developed. Bilateral trade between Vietnam and Kazakhstan has seen positive changes but remains modest. In 2024, bilateral trade reached 800 million USD (an increase of 99% compared to 2023). In the first three months of 2025, bilateral turnover reached 146.3 million USD (an increase of 18.4% compared to the same period in 2024).

Nguyen Hong Diep (Vietnam News Agency)

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/tong-bi-thu-to-lam-va-phu-nhan-bat-dau-tham-cap-nha-nuoc-cong-hoa-kazakhstan-20250505202851797.htm