On the morning of October 21 (local time), the welcoming ceremony for General Secretary To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on an official visit to the Republic of Finland at the invitation of Finnish President Alexander Stubb was solemnly held at the Presidential Palace, according to VNA.
President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb and his wife presided over the official welcoming ceremony.
At exactly 10:00 (local time), the car carrying General Secretary To Lam and his wife entered the Presidential Palace.
President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb and his wife welcomed General Secretary To Lam and his wife at the parking lot, then invited General Secretary To Lam and his wife to stand in a position of honor. The military band played the Vietnamese and Finnish national anthems.
The two sides introduced delegates attending the welcoming ceremony.
Then, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and his wife invited General Secretary To Lam and his wife to move to the guestbook writing room.
General Secretary To Lam expressed his joy and excitement to visit the beautiful, creative, cultural and humane Finland; thanked the President, his wife and the people of Finland for their respectful, warm and kind welcome.
General Secretary To Lam emphasized that Vietnam highly appreciates its role and good relationship with Finland; believes that this visit to Finland will make a positive contribution, opening a new page in the relationship between the two countries, contributing to peace, stability and development in the region and the world.
At the end of the welcoming ceremony, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and General Secretary To Lam led the high-ranking delegations of the two countries to hold talks.
This is the highest-level visit of Vietnamese leaders to Finland, demonstrating Vietnam's deep respect for the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Finland.
This official visit to the Republic of Finland by General Secretary To Lam and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation is an important opportunity for the two countries to look back on the good cooperation achievements in the past as well as propose major orientations, renew relations, create momentum, bring traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation to new heights.
