DPRK leader hosts welcome ceremony for Party chief To Lam
VGP - General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un hosted a welcome ceremony for General Secretary To Lam in Pyongyang on October 9.
General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un and General Secretary To Lam at the welcome ceremony, Pyongyang, October 9, 2025 - Photo: VNA
A 21-gun salute was fired in honor of General Secretary To Lam and the Vietnamese delegation.
Following the welcome ceremony, the two leaders held talks to discuss measures to promote the bilateral ties towards a more substantive and fruitful manner in the upcoming time.
The DPRK was one of the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with Viet Nam, in 1950. The bilateral ties have been nurtured by President Ho Chi Minh, President Kim Il Sung, and generations of the two countries' leaders.
General Secretary To Lam (right) and General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un review the guard of honour at the welcome ceremony, Pyongyang, October 9 morning - Photo: VNA
The DPRK stood side by side and assisted Viet Nam during the latter's struggle for national liberation while Viet Nam has always supported the DPRK during trying times.
It also demonstrates Viet Nam's consistent foreign policy of treasuring relations with the countries it shares traditional friendship with./.
