Top leader To Lam holds talks with Thai King

To emphasized the historic significance of the first visit to Viet Nam by a Thai King over the last 50 years, since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1976, which marks an important milestone in the traditionally close friendship between the two nations, particularly following the elevation of the bilateral ties into a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2025.

Viet Nam always attaches great importance to its friendly neighboring relations and comprehensive cooperation with Thailand, he noted, expressing his hope that the two countries will continue to accompany and support each other in development and contribute to peace, stability, and development in the region.

Meanwhile, the King of Thailand affirmed that the Thai Royal Family have always voiced support for strengthening the bonds between the two countries and their peoples, as well as promote the bilateral cooperation across all fields, with a view to bringing shared benefits to their peoples and fostering the development of each nation.

The strong relationship between the two countries would make crucial contributions to peace, stability, and shared development in the region, he noted.

Both sides hailed the positive developments in the bilateral ties over the past 50 years and reiterated their resolve to enhance political trust by maintaining high-level and other exchanges and visits, make effective use of existing cooperation mechanisms, and effectively implement the Viet Nam-Thailand Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

They pledged to reinforce economic, trade, and investment cooperation towards a more efficient manner; further intensify people-to-people exchanges and cooperation in education, culture, tourism, and transport connectivity; and step up local-to-local linkages.

The host and the guest highly valued coordination between the two nations at multilateral forums and regional and subregional cooperation mechanisms.

Both sides vowed to continue positive contributions to further strengthen ASEAN solidarity and unity and uphold the bloc's centrality./.