The Vietnamese Consul General in Busan, Doan Phuong Lan, and Busan Mayor Park Heong Jun, together with numerous representatives from the Vietnamese community in Busan, saw off the delegation at Gimhae Airport.

During the visit, General Secretary Lam held talks with President Lee, witnessed the signing of cooperation agreements, met with the press, and held meetings with the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the National Assembly of the RoK.

Upon arrival in Seoul, the Party chief met with the Vietnam Innovation Network in Korea and Vietnamese experts residing in the RoK, engaged with Korean friends, the RoK–Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group, and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and the local Vietnamese community. He also attended the inauguration ceremony of President Ho Chi Minh’s statue.

As part of the visit, General Secretary Lam and Prime Minister Kim Min Seok jointly attended the Vietnam–RoK Economic Forum and witnessed the signing of multiple cooperation agreements between Vietnamese ministries, sectors, localities, and Korean partners, covering energy, industry, digital infrastructure, digital transformation, supply chains, finance, banking, services, tourism, and high-quality human resource training.

The Vietnamese Party leader also delivered a keynote policy speech at Yonsei University, emphasizing the importance of connectivity, trust, and the promotion of the Vietnam–RoK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, prosperity, cooperation, and development. On this occasion, Professor Yoon Dong Sup, President of Yonsei University, awarded General Secretary Lam an honorary doctorate degree.

The delegation visited Busan, the RoK’s second-largest economic centre, where General Secretary Lam met former Honorary Consul General of Vietnam in the RoK Park Soo Kwan and Busan Mayor Park Heong Jun. He attended the inauguration of the Vietnamese Consulate General in Busan and participated in celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the friendship and cooperative relationship between Ho Chi Minh City and Busan. The delegation also toured Busan Port to observe its fully automated port operation technology.

During the visit, both sides exchanged views and reached key common perceptions to deepen the Vietnam–RoK comprehensive strategic partnership and strengthen cooperation on regional and international issues of shared concern.

Leaders from both countries highly valued the remarkable development of bilateral relations since diplomatic ties were established in 1992, especially following the upgrade to a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2022, affirming that Vietnam and the RoK remain foremost partners across all fields.

Both sides agreed that the achievements of the past 30 years provide a solid foundation and long-term motivation to further deepen the partnership, make it more substantive and effective, and usher in a new phase of cooperation.

Vietnamese and Korean leaders issued a Joint Statement outlining priority areas for enhanced collaboration to strengthen their comprehensive strategic partnership.

The two countries committed to consolidating political trust and advancing practical cooperation in diplomacy, defence, and security. Economic, trade, investment, science, technology, and development cooperation will be further promoted to meet bilateral needs and interests.

They also pledged to enhance collaboration in labour, healthcare, and education, as well as sustainable development, climate change response, agriculture, and infrastructure, with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Forestry and sustainable water resource management will also be strengthened. Exchanges and events to deepen cultural, sports, tourism, media, and people-to-people ties will be promoted to foster closer bonds and mutual understanding.

Vietnam and the RoK further consented to coordinate closely in international and regional forums, enhance cooperation at multilateral organisations, and engage in joint efforts to deal with traditional and non-traditional security challenges.

Both sides affirmed that General Secretary Lam’s state visit was highly successful, marking a significant milestone and opening a new chapter in the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

Over the past 30 years, Vietnam–RoK relations have grown into a unique, highly effective, and substantive partnership, now at the highest level of comprehensive strategic cooperation, underpinned by strong political trust and practical collaboration that brings tangible benefits to people and businesses in both nations.

In the context of Vietnam pursuing major development goals, General Secretary Lam’s visit shows Vietnam’s external policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification, as well as proactive and active international integration.

Party leader To Lam visits Busan as part of ongoing trip to RoK

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse departed Seoul for Busan on August 13, carrying on activities during his State visit to the Republic of Korea.

Vietnamese Party chief’s spouse visits RoK national museum

Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam's spouse, Ngo Phuong Ly, attended a tea party and visited the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on August 11, at the invitation of President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Jae Myung's spouse, Kim Hye Kyung.