At the invitation of Governor-General of Australia Sam Mostyn and Governor-General of New Zealand Cindy Kiro, on August 9, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam To Lam and the high-level Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi Capital for a state visit to Australia and New Zealand from August 9-14.
According to VNA, the official delegation includes: Politburo Member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Bui Thi Minh Hoai; Politburo Member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department Trinh Van Quyet; General Phan Van Giang, Politburo Member, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang, Politburo Member, Minister of Public Security; Politburo Member, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung; Member of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office Nguyen Hai Ninh; Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Doan Anh; Mr. To An Xo - Assistant to the General Secretary, President; Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam; Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand Phan Minh Giang.
