VNA reported that at exactly 6:30 a.m. local time (ie 4:30 a.m. Hanoi time) on the morning of October 9, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and the high-ranking delegation of our country arrived at Pyongyang International Airport, starting a state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the invitation of North Korean President Kim Jong Un.
Welcoming General Secretary To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation at the airport, on the North Korean side were: Alternate Politburo member, State Affairs member, Head of the International Committee - Central Executive Committee of the North Korean Labor Party Kim Song Nam; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea Im Chon In.
On the Vietnamese side, there were: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to North Korea Le Ba Vinh; representatives of the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in North Korea.
At Pyongyang International Airport, two rows of honor guards stood along the red carpet on both sides. Alternate Politburo member, Secretary of State, Head of the International Committee - Central Executive Committee of the North Korean Labor Party Kim Song Nam welcomed General Secretary To Lam at the foot of the plane stairs. A young North Korean girl presented flowers to General Secretary To Lam.
General Secretary To Lam walked along the red carpet and shook hands with North Korean officials who came to welcome the delegation and officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in North Korea. North Korean children waved flags and waved flowers to General Secretary To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation.
North Korea is one of the first countries in the world to establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam (since 1950). This is a traditional friendship that was nurtured by President Ho Chi Minh, President Kim Nhat Thanh and generations of leaders of the two countries.
In the struggle for national liberation, North Korea is also a country that stands side by side and helps Vietnam. Vietnam also always supports and accompanies North Korea in difficult times.
This State visit to North Korea by General Secretary To Lam took place on the occasion of the two countries practically celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (1950-2025) and the Vietnam - North Korea Friendship Year 2025, vividly demonstrating the importance of the two Parties and States to the traditional friendship between Vietnam and North Korea.
The visit continues to affirm Vietnam's consistent foreign policy of attaching importance to relations with traditional friends.
