Party chief embarks on state visit to Belarus
VGP - General Secretary To Lam at Minsk Airport on Sunday afternoon (local time), starting a two-day state visit to the Republic of Belarus at the invitation of President Aleksandr Lukashenko.
General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly
The Party leader was welcomed at the airport by Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Sivak, Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov, Belarussian Ambassador to Viet Nam Uladzimir Baravikou, Vietnamese Ambassador to Belarus Nguyen Van Ngu, staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Belarus.
Right after arriving at the airport, the Party chief, his spouse and entourage laid flowers at the Victory Monument; visited and presented gifts to veterans and experts who had made outstanding contributions to Viet Nam.
The visit is expected to inject new momentum for strengthening and expanding the bilateral relations, charting orientations to further deepen the good relationship between the two countries.
The Vietnamese Party leader’s visit holds great significance as it will open up a new chapter in the bilateral relations which have been built on friendship, trust, assistance and mutual understanding, said Belarusian Ambassador to Viet Nam Uladzimir Baravikou.
In 2023, two-way trade turnover reached a record high partly due to the free trade agreement between Viet Nam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) which came into effect on May 29, 2015./.
