North Korea welcomes General Secretary To Lam with many exceptions

The Vietnamese delegation received a very respectful, sincere and thoughtful welcome with many exceptions, demonstrating the special respect of the leaders of the Party, State and people of the DPRK for the high-ranking delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam and General Secretary To Lam personally.

The Vietnamese delegation received a very warm welcome.

On October 11, answering the press, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu affirmed that the state visit of General Secretary To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to North Korea and the ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea was a great success.

General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea Kim Jong Un welcomes General Secretary To Lam

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"The Vietnamese delegation received a very respectful, sincere and thoughtful welcome with many exceptions, demonstrating the special respect of the leaders of the Party, State and people of North Korea for the high-ranking delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam and General Secretary To Lam personally," Mr. Nguyen Minh Vu affirmed.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu said the visit contributed to creating new momentum and warming the traditional friendship between Vietnam and North Korea.

"The two leaders spent a lot of time reviewing the long-standing history of relations between Vietnam and North Korea, founded by President Ho Chi Minh and President Kim Il Sung, and expressed their respect and gratitude for their support and assistance to each other in previous periods," said Mr. Nguyen Minh Vu.

Besides, through frank, sincere and substantive exchanges between the two leaders and the signing of a number of cooperation agreements, the visit contributed to bringing the traditional friendship between Vietnam and North Korea to a new stage.

Accordingly, the two leaders agreed on major cooperation directions to promote cooperation between the two countries to develop in accordance with each other's strengths and desires, thereby bringing the relationship to sustainable and long-term development. The two sides agreed to promote cooperation in specific areas of cooperation, especially in economics, tourism, culture, education, information and communication, health, etc. in accordance with each other's conditions as well as relevant international regulations.

In addition, the two leaders spent a lot of time sharing their views and stances on regional and international issues of mutual concern. During the talks, General Secretary To Lam shared Vietnam's consistent views and stance on contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world, including issues on the Korean Peninsula and the East Sea.

"With those results, this visit is a step forward, concretizing the consistent foreign policy of the Party and State, which is independence, self-reliance, peace, cooperation, development, valuing relations with traditional friendly countries, demonstrating the spirit of Vietnam as a responsible member, a country on the path of innovation and successful innovation in the international community," Mr. Nguyen Minh Vu emphasized.

3 main aspects to concretize the results achieved

Regarding the direction of implementing the results achieved during General Secretary To Lam's recent working trip to North Korea, Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu affirmed that the results achieved during the visit opened a new chapter in the long-standing friendship between Vietnam and North Korea, setting an important milestone for development cooperation in a new era for both nations.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu

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Based on the awareness and commitment of the two countries' senior leaders and the agreements signed during the visit, in the coming time, Mr. Nguyen Minh Vu said that the two countries will promote the implementation and concretization of the results achieved in three main aspects.

Firstly, continue to firmly consolidate political trust through increasing exchanges and contacts between high-ranking leaders of the two countries and maintaining delegation exchanges at all levels through Party, State, Government, National Assembly, local and people-to-people channels; maintain and effectively implement existing cooperation mechanisms.

Second, the two sides will cooperate closely to concretize the high-level common awareness and agreements signed during the visit; promote appropriate cooperation in the fields of culture, tourism, sports, education, health, agriculture, information and communication, etc. Immediately after the talks, the two leaders also directed the ministries, branches and agencies of both sides to implement the agreed cooperation contents.

Third is to continue to maintain coordination and cooperation in regional and international mechanisms and forums that both sides participate in and are interested in, especially within the framework of the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, and the ARF, together promoting the trend of peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

"With the positive results achieved during the visit, I firmly believe that the foundation of friendship between the two countries will be further consolidated, the will and desire for comprehensive cooperation between the two countries will be continued, and the Vietnam-DPRK relationship will continue to develop steadily and firmly in the future, for the benefit of the people of each country, for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the regions and the world," Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu emphasized.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/trieu-tien-don-tong-bi-thu-to-lam-voi-nhieu-biet-le-185251011210225882.htm