The official visit to France by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and his attendance at the 19th Francophonie Summit are expected to give a boost to the bilateral economic, trade, and investment ties.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam received Honourary Consul of Vietnam in Ireland Patrick McKillen in Dublin on October 3 (local time), within the framework of his state visit to the European country.

Vietnam and Ireland have issued a 17-point joint statement on the strengthening of bilateral partnership, on the occasion of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s state visit to the European country from October 1-3.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and his delegation landed at at Orly Airport in Paris on October 3 evening (local time), for their participation in the 19th Francophonie Summit and an official visit to France from October 3-7 at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.

Irish President Michael D. Higgins delivered a speech at a state dinner in Dublin on October 2 in honour of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam on the occasion of the top Vietnamese leader's state visit to Ireland.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and his delegation visited Trinity College Dublin in Ireland on October 2, giving a speech on vision for a new era in Vietnam–Ireland friendship and cooperation for peace, cooperation and development.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam held talks with President of Ireland Michael Higgins in Dublin on October 2 during the former's state visit to the European nation from October 1-3.

VOV.VN - President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins and his spouse hosted an official welcome ceremony in Dublin on October 2 for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam and his delegation who are paying a state visit to Ireland from October 1-3.

VOV.VN - A multimedia and multi-format political programme featuring the nation’s development in the new era was launched on October 2 at the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) National Broadcasting Center in Hanoi.

The official visit to France by Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his attendance at the 19th Francophonie Summit demonstrate Vietnam's strong bonds with the Francophone community and affirm that the country attaches importance to bilateral relations with the European country, said French Ambassdor to Vietnam Olivier Brochet.