VNA reported that at 9:27 a.m. (local time) on August 18, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam To Lam and his wife and a high-ranking delegation Vietnam has arrived in Guangzhou city, Guangdong province (China), starting a state visit to the People's Republic of China at the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President People's Republic of China Xi Jinping and his wife.
Joining the delegation were comrades: Do Van Chien, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Le Minh Hung, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Organizing Committee; Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council; General Phan Van Giang, Member of the Politburo, Minister of National Defense; Senior Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang, Member of the Politburo, Minister of Public Security; Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Committee for Foreign Affairs; Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office; Tran Luu Quang, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister; Nguyen Khac Dinh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly and a number of Party Central Committee members who are leaders of ministries, branches and central agencies; Assistant General Secretary, President; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the People's Republic of China.
Welcoming General Secretary, President To Lam and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation at Bach Van International Airport, Guangzhou city, Guangdong province (China) on the Chinese side were Central Committee members. Party, Governor of Guangdong Province Wang Weizhong, Mayor of Guangzhou City Ton Chi Duong, Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hung Ba.
On the Vietnamese side were Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Sao Mai and his wife, Vietnamese Consul General in Guangzhou Nguyen Viet Dung and his wife, along with a number of Consulate General officers and community members in Quang Chau. Chau.
Bach Van International Airport is resplendent with the Vietnamese and Chinese national flags. Two rows of soldiers lined both sides of the red carpet. Comrade Vuong Vi Trung and officials of Guangdong province warmly welcomed General Secretary, President To Lam and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation.
According to the program, in Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation went to Hoang Hoa Cuong Cemetery Park to offer flowers at the grave of Martyr Pham. Hong Thai; Visit the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association Headquarters relic site. General Secretary and President To Lam met with Politburo member and Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee ; Meet Chinese friendship officials.