At the invitation of North Korean President Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation left Hanoi for a state visit to North Korea and to attend the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the North Korean Labor Party from October 9-11, 2025.
According to VNA, the official delegation included comrades: Le Minh Hung, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Organization Committee; Phan Dinh Trac, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee; Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Inspection Committee;
Do Van Chien, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; 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, Politburo member, Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang, Politburo member, Minister of Public Security;
Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs; Nguyen Chi Dung, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister; Nguyen Khac Dinh, member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; Pham Gia Tuc, member of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office;
Tran Duc Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment; To An Xo, Assistant to the General Secretary, Head of the General Secretary's Office; Le Ba Vinh, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to North Korea.
75 years ago, on January 31, 1950, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea officially established diplomatic relations.
Since then, the traditional friendship between the two countries has always been valued by the two Parties, two States and peoples, constantly being consolidated and developed.
The two sides maintain mutual support and assistance in the cause of national liberation and socialist construction in each country.
This State visit to North Korea by General Secretary To Lam is of very special significance, being the first State visit by the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam to North Korea in 18 years.
The visit 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 attachment of the two Parties and States to the traditional friendship between Vietnam and North Korea.
