On the occasion of the IX National Congress, the Workers' Party of Korea continued to honor Comrade Kim Jong Un as General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, on February 23, 2026, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam sent a congratulatory message to General Secretary and Chairman of the State Council of North Korea Kim Jong Un.
In the telegram, General Secretary To Lam congratulated Comrade Kim Jong Un on continuing to be elected General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, firmly believing that under the leadership of Comrade Kim Jong Un, the Workers' Party of Korea and the Brotherly Korean People will continue to achieve great achievements in the cause of national construction, and affirmed that Vietnam wishes and is ready to continue to cultivate the cooperative relationship between the two Parties and the two countries to develop substantively and effectively in the coming time.