On December 1, General Secretary To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi for a state visit to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, to attend the 50th Anniversary of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and co-chair the High-level Meeting between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.
The visit of General Secretary To Lam and his wife at the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Thongloun Sisoulith and his wife took place from December 1 to 2.
The official delegation included Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu; Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Organization Committee Le Minh Hung; Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Bui Thi Minh Hoai;
Member of the Politburo, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang; General Phan Van Giang - Member of the Politburo, Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang - Member of the Politburo, Minister of Public Security; Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Duy Ngoc;
Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission Trinh Van Quyet; Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung; Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tran Luu Quang;
Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister, Head of the Vietnam - Laos Intergovernmental Committee Nguyen Chi Dung; Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh; Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Inspection Committee Tran Sy Thanh; Member of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office Pham Gia Tuc.
The official delegation also included Party Central Committee member, Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang; Party Central Committee member, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien; Party Central Committee member, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung; Party Central Committee member, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son;
Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh; Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Justice Nguyen Hai Ninh; Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Home Affairs Do Thanh Binh; Member of the Party Central Committee, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Hong;
Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Society Nguyen Dac Vinh; Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Doan Anh; Assistant General Secretary, Head of the Office of General Secretary To An Xo; Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam.
This is one of Vietnam's particularly important foreign affairs activities in 2025 and is also the first state visit to Laos by General Secretary To Lam in his new position.
The visit took place at a time of great significance when Laos celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Lao National Day (December 2, 1975 - December 2, 2025) and in the period before the Congress of the two Parties held in 2026 to make decisions on the development orientation of each country.
The visit continues to affirm the determination of the leaders of the two Parties and two countries to always pay special attention to inheriting and promoting the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam - Laos, Laos - Vietnam to develop in accordance with the requirements, vision and strategic interests of the two countries in the new period.
