General Secretary To Lam is the first 'state guest' of the President of South Korea

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu said this is General Secretary To Lam's first state visit to South Korea in his new position.

The fact that the Korean side invited General Secretary To Lam to visit as the first "state guest" shows the importance the Korean side attaches to the relationship with Vietnam as well as to the General Secretary personally.

This visit takes place at a time when the regional and world situation is experiencing difficulties and instability in many aspects of politics , security, economics, trade, investment...

Korea and Vietnam are two leading partners in many fields: politics, security - defense, economy, trade, investment, tourism, labor, and people-to-people exchange.

Mr. Park Chang Dal - Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Korea - presented a letter of condolence from President Lee Jae Myung to General Secretary To Lam on July 29. Photo: Embassy of the Republic of Korea

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs said that this will be an opportunity for the two sides to deepen strategic exchanges, identify directions and measures to develop bilateral relations in a substantive, comprehensive and effective manner. At the same time, this occasion will open up new development directions in important and potential areas of cooperation, especially in science, technology and innovation, thereby bringing practical benefits to the people of the two countries, contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

The visit is also an opportunity for Vietnam to convey to Korean friends and the international community its determination and aspiration to build a strong and prosperous country, attracting maximum international resources to serve the development goals in the new era of the nation.

In the context that Vietnam is in the process of building and implementing major development orientations for the country, General Secretary To Lam's visit further demonstrates the foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization, diversification, proactiveness, active and comprehensive international integration, and is also an important foreign activity to promote the implementation of Resolution No. 59 of the Politburo on international integration in the new situation.

"With the above-mentioned significance and importance, I believe that the visit to Korea by General Secretary To Lam and his wife along with the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam will be a great success, thereby making a very important contribution to strengthening political trust and elevating the level of substantive cooperation between the two countries.

At the same time, the visit will open up new areas of cooperation such as science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, including the field of semiconductor energy, cooperation in artificial intelligence as well as cooperation in the field of experience sharing and development of cultural industries, making practical contributions to the people as well as the business communities of the two countries," Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu shared.

Vietnam-Korea relations become a very special model .

More than 30 years after the two countries established diplomatic relations, the Vietnam-Korea relationship has become a very special, effective and substantive model.

The bilateral relationship has reached its highest level of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and political trust is at a very high level due to substantive cooperation in many fields that have brought practical benefits to the people and businesses of the two countries.

W-Nguyen Minh Vu 3.jpg — Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu

In terms of politics and diplomacy , Vietnam and South Korea regularly maintain delegation exchanges and contacts at high and all levels, promoting the rotational implementation of cooperation mechanisms, especially in the fields of politics, defense and security.

Economy, trade and investment continue to be one of the important pillars in bilateral cooperation. Korea is currently Vietnam’s largest investor and third largest trading partner. Vietnam is the top priority partner for which Korea provides development assistance. Cooperation in culture, education, labor, tourism and other fields has witnessed important achievements, constantly innovating both in quantity and quality.

In science, technology and innovation - one of the cooperation areas expected to be a new pillar in bilateral relations, the two countries have achieved many encouraging results, including the project to support the development of the National Innovation Center, the Vietnam - Korea Institute of Science and Technology (VKIST) project in Hoa Lac, the Can Tho Technology Incubator...

The field of labor and people-to-people exchange has been continuously developed, meeting the needs of both sides. There are over 350,000 Vietnamese people in Korea and over 200,000 Koreans in Vietnam, including over 100,000 multicultural families, and about 100 localities of the two sides have friendly people-to-people exchange relations.

Along with that, the exchange and strategic coordination between the two countries at regional and international forums in resolving issues of mutual regional and international concern have been tightened and enhanced, contributing to peace, stability and common development in the region and the world.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu strongly believes that the results achieved during this visit will be the driving force and inspiration for Vietnam and Korea to inherit, promote and elevate the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the cause of construction and development of each country, for peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/tong-bi-thu-to-lam-la-quoc-khach-dau-tien-cua-tong-thong-han-quoc-2430318.html