Top leader of Việt Nam to pay state visit to Sri Lanka

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee and President of Việt Nam Tô Lâm. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất

HÀ NỘI — General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee and President of Việt Nam Tô Lâm, together with a high-ranking delegation of the country, is going to pay a state visit to Sri Lanka from May 7 to 8.

The visit will be made at the invitation of President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. — VNA/VNS

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