Party General Secretary, President Tô Lâm begins state visit to China

August 18, 2024 - 10:40
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee and State President Tô Lâm, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Việt Nam arrived in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, on Sunday morning, starting their three-day visit to China.
Party General Secretary and President Tô Lâm and his wife arrive at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China’s Guangdong Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng

HÀ NỘI — General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee and State President Tô Lâm, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Việt Nam arrived in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, on Sunday morning, starting their three-day visit to China.

The trip is made at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping and his spouse.

Welcoming the Vietnamese leader at Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou city were members of the CPC Central Committee and Governor of Guangdong Province Wang Weizhong, Mayor of Guangzhou City Sun Zhiyang. and Chinese Ambassador to Việt Nam Xiong Bo.

Vietnamese Ambassador to China Phạm Sao Mai, Vietnamese Consul General in Guangzhou Nguyễn Việt Dũng, and along with staff at the Consulate General and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Guangzhou were all present at the airport.

In Guangzhou City, General Secretary and President Tô Lâm and his entourage are scheduled to pay a floral tribute to martyr Phạm Hồng Thái at his grave in the Huang Hua Gang Memorial Park, and visit the relic site of the headquarters of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth League.

The Vietnamese leader will have a meeting with the Politburo member, Secretary of the Guangdong provincial Party Committee, and meet with Chinese friendship figures. — VNS

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