Within the framework of the official visit to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, on the morning of October 29 (local time), in the capital London, General Secretary To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly had a meeting with Mr. Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox - Duc of Richmond, representative of the British Royal Family and his wife, VNA reported.
General Secretary To Lam sincerely thanked the special feelings of the President and his wife and the British Royal Family for Vietnam, for the General Secretary and his wife personally and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation. The two countries Vietnam - UK have had a long-standing relationship with increasingly close feelings.
Congressional Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox expressed his pleasure to welcome General Secretary To Lam and his wife, along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, to an official visit to the UK. The document also expressed his delight that the cooperation between the two countries has developed very well in recent times and during this visit, the two sides upgraded the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and expanded cooperation in various fields.
Sharing that he had a number of opportunities to visit England and was very impressed by the beautiful nature blending with ancient architecture, General Secretary To Lam highly appreciated the dedication and concern of Mr. Cong and his wife for the conservation of architectural and historical landscape of Goodwood Palace, a unique cultural heritage that has been preserved for many generations and developed here into an international cultural - sports - artistic center.
The General Secretary said that Vietnam also attaches great importance to and strives to preserve and promote traditional cultural heritages, considering them as a source of national strength and power; believes that the two countries with rich and long-standing cultures can further expand people-to-people exchanges and extensive cooperation in the fields of culture, arts and sports. These cooperation and exchange activities will contribute to enriching and deepening the comprehensive friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and the UK.
Cong. Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox affirmed that although he had not had the opportunity to visit Vietnam, he had seen and heard many good things about the country and people of Vietnam; hoping to soon have the opportunity to visit Vietnam to witness the very dynamic development as well as admire the beauty and traditional culture of Vietnam.
On this occasion, Mr. Cong Tu sent his condolences and deepest condolences to the Vietnamese people who are suffering difficulties and losses due to the impact of floods. The Duc also expressed his hope to soon have the opportunity to invite General Secretary To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly to visit Goodwood Palace.
The two women shared their interest in art, the preservation and development of the unique cultural heritages of each nation and believed that art, culture and sports are the bridge that helps people get closer to each other to expand cooperation to other fields.
The two women also expressed their interest in the issue of child care and education, saying that taking good care of children is preparing for the future for useful citizens.
Mrs. Ngo Phuong Ly affirmed that she wanted to have the opportunity to discuss child care activities and learn from Mr. Cong Tu's wife's experience.
