Top Vietnamese leader to pay state visit to Singapore, attend Shangri-La Dialogue

May 25, 2026 - 08:54

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee and State President Tô Lâm will pay a state visit to Singapore from May 29-31, and he will attend and deliver a keynote address at this year's IISS Shangri-La Dialogue.

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

HÀ NỘI — General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee and State President Tô Lâm and his spouse, along with a high-level delegation of Việt Nam will pay a state visit to Singapore from May 29 - 31.

The visit will be made at the invitation of President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

General Secretary and President Lâm will attend and deliver a keynote address at Shangri-La Dialogue on May 29 at the invitation of Bastian Giegerich, Director-General and Chief Executive of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). — VNA/VNS

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