Within the framework of the official visit to Finland by General Secretary To Lam and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, on the evening of October 21 (local time), at Helsinki University, the Vietnamese Embassy in Finland and Helsinki City ( Finland) coordinated to organize a special concert program.
Attending the program, on the Vietnamese side were: General Secretary To Lam and his wife along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation; on the Finnish side were: Mr. Daniel Sazonov - Mayor of Helsinki City; Ms. Sari Essayah - Minister of Agriculture and Forestry; and many Finnish friends and the Vietnamese community in Finland.
Speaking at the program, Ms. Pham Thi Thanh Binh - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Finland expressed her honor and deep emotion to welcome the distinguished guests to the special concert on the occasion of the official visit of General Secretary To Lam and his wife and the high-ranking delegation to the Republic of Finland.
This is the highest-level visit of Vietnamese leaders to Finland, marking a new step in the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries, friends who are geographically far apart but close in the aspiration for peace, creativity and sustainable development.
Ambassador Pham Thi Thanh Binh emphasized that after more than 50 years of establishing diplomatic relations, Vietnam and Finland have jointly written a very special story of cooperation - from development aid relations, the two countries have transformed into equal partners, together towards a green, innovative and creative future.
In particular, after the talks, the two leaders of Vietnam and Finland issued a Joint Statement to upgrade the Vietnam - Finland relationship to a Strategic Partnership. This is a breakthrough development step, opening up a framework for deep, trustworthy and comprehensive cooperation, more than ever, demonstrating a strong political belief and a common vision towards peace, prosperity and sustainable development.
The concert program is not only a welcoming event for the official visit of General Secretary To Lam and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to Finland, but also a special cultural event to celebrate a new step in the development of the Vietnam - Finland bilateral relationship, opening a new chapter of promising cooperation.
