Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, and President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attended the Vietnam–Kazakhstan Friendship Concert in Astana on May 6, as part of the Vietnamese leader’s ongoing state visit.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam met with Yerlan Koshanov, Speaker of the Mazhilis - the lower house of Kazakhstan’s parliament, who is also Chairman of the ruling Amanat Party, in Astana on May 6 afternoon (local time).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam visited and delivered a policy speech at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan on May 6 evening (local time), as part of his state visit to the Central Asian nation.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam had a meeting with Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov in Astana on May 6 afternoon (local time) as part of his state visit to the Central Asian country.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam was honoured with Kazakhstan’s Order of Dostyk (Friendship) of the First Class at a ceremony held at the Akorda Presidential Palace on May 6 (local time) as part of his ongoing state visit to the Central Asian country.

The state visits by Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam to Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are expected to further strengthen relations between Vietnam and the Central Asian countries, according to international media.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam and Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev have decided to upgrade the two countries’ relations to a strategic partnership to fully tap into their potential for stronger, more substantive cooperation.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam urged businesses from Vietnam and Kazakhstan to leverage their respective strengths to build and form value chains, connecting not only with each other but also with the global market, in order to expand investment and trade cooperation in the time to come.

Vietnam and Kazakhstan are forging a partnership to serve as mutual gateways to broader markets, with Vietnam eyeing Central Asia and Eastern Europe and Kazakhstan seeking deeper inroads into ASEAN and the Asia-Pacific.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam met with staff members of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Kazakhstan, in capital Astana on May 5 as part of his ongoing visit to Kazakhstan.