President Tô Lâm paid state visits to Laos and Cambodia – his first overseas trips in his new position as president of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam – from July 11-13.

The visits were made at the invitations of General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, and Cambodian King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni.

President Tô Lâm and General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith shake hands at the gift-giving ceremony of 20 VinFast electric cars from the Party, State and people of Việt Nam to the Party, State and people of Laos. VNA/VNS Photos Nhan Sáng

The visits were the outcome of high-level agreements, especially the meeting between the Communist Party of Việt Nam and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, and the Cambodian People's Party.

President Tô Lâm and members of the Vietnamese delegation take photo with teachers and students of the Nguyễn Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school in Vientiane.

The comprehensive results of the visits will create new milestones in the development of the relations between Việt Nam and the two Southeast Asian neighbours.

In less than three days, President Lâm had 32 talks and meetings with high-ranking leaders, students and overseas Vietnamese; and visited economic organisations in the host countries. Leaders of Vietnamese ministries and agencies also held working sessions with their partners from Laos and Cambodia to exchange specific cooperation ideas. VNS

President Tô Lâm talks with a teacher and students of the Nguyễn Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school in Vientiane.

President Tô Lâm visits the Star Telecom headquarter in Vientiane on July 11. A joint venture between Việt Nam’s Viettel Global and Lao Asia Telecom, Star Telecom is the second largest mobile operator in Laos.

President Tô Lâm visits Vietnamese Embassy in Vientiane where he talks with the embassy staff and overseas Vietnamese in Laos.

President Tô Lâm lays a wreath at the Memorial of King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh.

President Tô Lâm visits Viettel Cambodia (Metfone) in Phnom Penh – an enterprise member of Việt Nam’s telecom operator Viettel Group in Cambodia.

President Tô Lâm (left) presents a painting to a representative of the Royal University of Phnom Penh during his visit to the oldest and largest university in Cambodia on July 13.

President Tô Lâm and special guests attend the launching ceremony of Vietnam Airlines' new direct route between Hà Nội and Phnom Penh.