Ngô Phương Ly (left) and Professor Peng Liyuan, the spouses of the Party General Secretaries and Presidents of Việt Nam and China had talks over tea in Beijing on Monday. — Photo from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

BEIJING — The wife of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee and State President Tô Lâm, Ngô Phương Ly, attended a tea party hosted on Monday by Professor Peng Liyuan, the wife of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President Xi Jinping.

The party took place within the framework of the ongoing State visit to China of Party General Secretary and President Tô Lâm and his spouse at the invitation of Party General Secretary and President Xi and his spouse.

The two first ladies exchanged opinions on and shared about the unique cultural features of the two countries.

Peng recalled the memories and good impressions of her previous visits to Việt Nam, and introduced some typical Chinese arts and culture, while Ly shared her feelings about the unique Chinese culture.

On this occasion, they also watched a performance of traditional Chinese arts. — VNS

The wife of Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm, Ngô Phương Ly, and Professor Peng Liyuan, the wife of Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping with Chinese artists at the tea party in Beijing on August 19. — VNA/VNS Photo Thành Dương