At the invitation of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland Keir Starmer, on October 28, 2025, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi for an official visit to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland from October 28-30, 2025.
Officially joining the delegation were comrades: Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Inspection Committee;
Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department;
Nguyen Hoa Binh, Politburo member, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister;
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, Minister of Foreign Affairs;
Tran Luu Quang, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee;
Pham Gia Tuc, member of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office;
Dao Ngoc Dung, member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religions;
Doan Hong Phong, member of the Party Central Committee, Inspector General of the Government;
Nguyen Van Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Finance;
Nguyen Manh Hung, member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Science and Technology;
Nguyen Kim Son, member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Education and Training;
Nguyen Thi Hong, member of the Party Central Committee, Governor of the State Bank;
To An Xo, Assistant to the General Secretary, Head of the General Secretary's Office;
Do Minh Hung, Ambassador of Vietnam to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Vietnam and the UK established diplomatic relations on September 11, 1973, and the UK was one of the first Western countries to establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam. Over the past half century, the friendship and closeness between the two peoples have been constantly consolidated and developed.
In particular, the official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by General Secretary To Lam and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation this time took place on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam - United Kingdom of Great Ireland Strategic Partnership (2010-2025), an important milestone for the two countries to look back on the past cooperation journey, evaluate outstanding achievements, and at the same time set out new vision and development orientation for bilateral relations in the coming period.
