The official delegation included: Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission Nguyen Trong Nghia, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh , General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security; Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tran Luu Quang, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office Pham Gia Tuc, Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religions Dao Ngoc Dung, Government Inspector General Doan Hong Phong, Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang, Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son, Governor of the State Bank Nguyen Thi Hong; Mr. To An Xo, Assistant to the General Secretary, in charge of the General Secretary's Office; Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Do Minh Hung.

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General Secretary To Lam and his wife leave Hanoi for an official visit to the UK. Photo: VNA

This is the first visit by a Vietnamese General Secretary to the UK in 12 years - a historic and very important event.

The visit of General Secretary To Lam and his wife took place on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam - UK Strategic Partnership (2010-2025).

The visit is an important milestone for the two countries to look back on the past cooperation journey, evaluate outstanding achievements, and set out a new vision and development direction for bilateral relations in the coming period.

This is an opportunity for the two sides to discuss and agree on directions to promote and elevate the relationship to a new level in the coming period, increase political trust, improve the effectiveness of cooperation in traditional fields such as trade - investment, education - training, science - technology, and at the same time expand cooperation in new fields that are the UK's strengths and are suitable for Vietnam's development requirements such as finance, high technology, strategic infrastructure, green energy, and sustainable development.

The visit also affirmed Vietnam's foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification, multilateralization, for peace, cooperation and development, contributing to enhancing Vietnam's prestige and foreign position in the region and the world.

Before the visit, Ambassador Do Minh Hung said that General Secretary To Lam is expected to hold talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and meet with leaders of the National Assembly to discuss and agree on measures to promote the strategic partnership between the two countries; attend and give a speech at a high-level economic conference with many large British enterprises to strengthen cooperation in finance - banking, energy, science - technology and green development.

At Oxford University - the UK's leading research and training center, General Secretary To Lam is expected to deliver an important policy speech on the vision for the framework of Vietnam - UK relations and the renovation and development orientation of Vietnam in the era of national development.

The General Secretary will meet with representatives of the Vietnamese community living, studying and working in the UK, affirming the Party and State's consistent policy towards the Vietnamese community abroad and the General Secretary's attention to the Vietnamese community in the UK.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/tong-bi-thu-to-lam-va-phu-nhan-len-duong-chinh-thuc-tham-anh-2456943.html