According to VNA, on the morning of October 9, at the Pyongyang Sports Palace, the welcoming ceremony for General Secretary To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on a state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was solemnly held.
North Korean President Kim Jong Un presided over the welcoming ceremony and welcomed General Secretary To Lam on a state visit to North Korea.
The two leaders moved to the officials' row and introduced the officials of the two countries, then advanced to the podium.
The military band played the national anthem of the two countries, on the background music, 21 large lanterns were fired to welcome General Secretary To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation.
On both sides of the stands are the words "Welcoming comrade To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam" and "The everlasting solidarity and friendship between the people of the two countries of North and Vietnam".
In the stands, thousands of people joyfully raised their heads waving the flags of the two countries and shouted to welcome General Secretary To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation.
North Korean President Kim Jong Un invited General Secretary To Lam to visit the honor guard. After approving the honor guard, the two leaders returned to the podium to watch the parade and end the welcoming ceremony.
North Korea is one of the first countries in the world to establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam (since 1950). This is a traditional friendship that was nurtured by President Ho Chi Minh, President Kim Nhat Thanh and generations of leaders of the two countries.
In the struggle for national liberation, North Korea is also a country that stands side by side and helps Vietnam. Vietnam also always supports and accompanies North Korea in difficult times.
General Secretary To Lam's State visit to North Korea this time continues to affirm Vietnam's consistent foreign policy of attaching importance to relations with traditional friends.
The visit is a very important occasion for the two Parties and two countries' top leaders to discuss and agree on strategic orientations to inherit and promote the traditional friendship between the two Parties and two countries, strengthen bilateral cooperation in the new period in accordance with relevant international regulations and meet the aspirations and wishes of the people of the two countries.
