General Secretary To Lam Leaves for State Visit to DPRK

General Secretary To Lam on Thursday starts three-day State visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

General Secretary To Lam

He is accompanied by Le Minh Hung, Politburo member, Chairman of the Central Organization Commission; Phan Dinh Trac, Politburo member, Chairman of the Central Commission for Home Affairs; Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Politburo member, Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission; Do Van Chien, Politburo member, President of the Central Committee of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front; Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics; General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Minister of National Defense; Luong Tam Quang, Politburo member, Minister of Public Security; Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam, acting Minister of Foreign Affairs; Nguyen Chi Dung, Deputy Prime Minister; Nguyen Khac Dinh, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; Pham Gia Tuc, Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Office; Tran Duc Thang, acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment; To An Xo, Assistant to the General Secretary; and Le Ba Vinh, Vietnamese Ambassador to the DPRK.

This is the first visit by a Vietnamese Party leader to the DPRK over the last 18 years, reflecting the fact that the two Parties and the two States give high regard to their traditional friendly relations.

Source: VGP