General Secretary To Lam visits North Korea: A historic visit of special significance

Not only is this General Secretary To Lam's first visit to North Korea, it also demonstrates the long-standing traditional friendship between the two countries.

General Secretary To Lam - Photo: VNA

At the invitation of General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un, General Secretary To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation will pay a state visit to the DPRK to attend the ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea from October 9 to 11.

Value relationships with traditional friends

"This visit has many special meanings. It is Comrade To Lam's first visit to North Korea as General Secretary and the first state visit by the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam to North Korea in 18 years," Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu affirmed when answering the press before the visit.

The trip, taking place on the occasion of the two countries celebrating the 75th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations, according to Mr. Nguyen Minh Vu, vividly demonstrates the importance that the two Parties and two States attach to the traditional friendship between Vietnam and North Korea.

The Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs affirmed that this visit has very important meanings and purposes.

First of all, this visit continues to affirm Vietnam's consistent foreign policy of valuing relations with traditional friendly countries.

North Korea is one of the first countries in the world to establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam since 1950. This is a traditional friendship that has been carefully cultivated by President Ho Chi Minh, President Kim Il Sung and generations of leaders of the two countries.

During the struggle for national liberation, North Korea stood side by side with and helped Vietnam. Vietnam also always supported and accompanied North Korea in the most difficult times.

The visit is a very important occasion for the top leaders of the two Parties and two countries to exchange and agree on strategic orientations to inherit and promote the traditional friendship between the two Parties and two countries.

Thereby enhancing bilateral cooperation in the new period "in accordance with relevant international regulations" and meeting the aspirations and wishes of the people of the two countries, especially in areas such as health, culture, sports, people-to-people exchange, and agricultural cooperation.

Share frankly and sincerely about international and regional issues

Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu - Photo: Provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Also according to Permanent Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu, as an active and responsible member of the international community, with this visit, Vietnam continues to demonstrate consistent support for trends, efforts and contributions to peace, stability and development cooperation on the Korean peninsula, in the region and in the world.

Mr. Vu affirmed that the state visit of General Secretary To Lam "will be an important milestone" in the relationship between the two countries, affirming that this is a "historic visit" that will create new momentum, new achievements, and new levels for the relationship between the two countries.

Thereby, contributing to further enhancing the effectiveness of bilateral cooperation between the two Parties and two countries, meeting the aspirations and wishes of the people of the two countries and at the same time contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

"This is also a very important occasion for the two sides to share in a substantive, sincere and frank manner about the international and regional situation of mutual concern, and to make responsible and constructive contributions to promoting dialogue, maintaining peace, cooperation and development on the Korean peninsula, in the region and in the world," Mr. Vu added.

Vietnam and North Korea established diplomatic relations in 1950. The two sides chose 2025 as the Vietnam-North Korea Friendship Year to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of relations.

Recently, the two countries have signed a number of bilateral cooperation agreements in the fields of culture, health, civil aviation, judicial assistance, investment encouragement and protection, and double taxation avoidance.

In addition, the two sides maintain a number of dialogue and cooperation mechanisms such as the Political Consultation at the Deputy Foreign Minister level and the Intergovernmental Committee on Economic-Trade, Scientific-Technological Cooperation based on the needs of each country as well as international regulations.

Cultural cooperation and people-to-people exchange are bright spots in the friendly relations between the two countries, with diverse forms such as exchanges of art and cultural delegations, sports exchanges, participation in the annual Spring Arts Festival, and the Pyongyang International Film Festival.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tong-bi-thu-to-lam-tham-trieu-tien-chuyen-tham-lich-su-co-y-nghia-dac-biet-2025100722084448.htm