Party General Secretary and President To Lam, spouse meet King and Queen of Belgium

The meeting took place within the framework of the top Vietnamese leader's official visit to the Kingdom of Belgium.

In a cordial and solemn atmosphere, King Philippe expressed his delight at welcoming Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and his spouse, highly appreciating the significance of the visit taking place amidst the very fine development of the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Belgium. King Philippe emphasized the strong ties between the two countries and expressed confidence that the visit marks an important milestone, creating impetus toward soon upgrading bilateral relations in the coming period.

King Philippe congratulated Vietnam on its impressive socio-economic development achievements and increasingly high stature in the international arena. Affirming that Belgium always attaches importance to relations with Vietnam, the King expressed readiness to accompany and support Vietnam in successfully realizing its set sustainable development goals. On this occasion, the King also recalled fond memories and warm feelings toward the country and people of Vietnam during his previous visits, thanking the country for its warm and solemn reception during his State visit in 2025.

Expressing pleasure at meeting King Philippe again, top leader To Lam sincerely thanked the King, the Queen, and the Royal Family of Belgium for their solemn and warm reception as well as their precious sentiments extended to the high-level Vietnamese delegation.

He affirmed the strong bond between the States and peoples of the two countries, particularly appreciating and treasuring the fact that the Belgian House of Representatives is the sole legislative body in the world to date to have passed a Resolution supporting Vietnamese agent orange/dioxin victims, demonstrating the humanitarian spirit and deep solidarity between the two nations.

Sharing this profound humanistic significance, King Philippe also emphasized Belgium's attention, support, empathy, and solidarity regarding the Agent Orange/dioxin victims.

Highly appreciating the role of the Belgian Royal Family, Party General Secretary and President To Lam laid stress on the significant meaning of the recent visit to Vietnam by the King and Queen, which added strong impetus to the deep and comprehensive development of bilateral relations across all fields.

To elevate bilateral relations to a new height, To Lam proposed that both sides accelerate the effective exploitation of economic, trade, and investment cooperation potential, especially in strength areas of both sides such as seaports, science and technology, and semiconductors.

He welcomed the news that the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) had been passed by the Belgian Federal House of Representatives, expressing confidence that once in force, the deal will facilitate investment and business operations for both sides.                         

The two leaders agreed to continue strengthening cooperation in education and training, culture, and people-to-people exchanges. Noting that an increasing number of Belgian citizens are living, working, and traveling in Vietnam, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam asked the King of Belgium to continue to pay attention to and create favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community living and working in Belgium to contribute further to the host nation and the fine friendship between the two countries.

Exchanging views on strategic and international issues, Party General Secretary and President To Lam and the King of Belgium highly agreed on major orientations to comprehensively step up bilateral cooperation, and showed their determination to elevate bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership in the near future.

Both sides affirmed their strong commitment to multilateralism, upholding the role of the United Nations along with strict adherence to international law and the UN Charter to maintain global peace, stability, and cooperation.

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