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.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam visited Ireland's National Institute for Bioprocessing Research & Training in Dublin on October 3 during his state visit to the European nation.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris compared notes on cooperation orientations and measures to deepen the traditional friendship and multi-faceted collaboration between Vietnam and Ireland during their meeting in Dublin on October 3.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on October 3 met with high-ranking officials of the Oireachtas – the legislature of Ireland, namely Jerry Buttimer, Cathaoirleach of the Seanad Éireann (speaker of the upper house), and Catherine Connolly, Leas-Cheann Comhairle of the Dáil Éireann (deputy speaker of the lower house).

VOV.VN - Vietnam always welcomes and appreciates Irish businesses for expanding co-operation, said Party General Secretary and President To Lam during a meeting with Irish businesses on the morning of October 3 in Dublin as part of his State visit to the Republic of Ireland.

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.

Vietnam stands as a prime example of effective collaboration and continuous nurturing of its relationship with UNESCO, Deputy Director-General of UNESCO Xing Qu told the Vietnam News Agency in Paris, ahead of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s working session with UNESCO on October 7.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan authorised by the Minister of Industry and Trade, and Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Peter Burke signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on economic and trade ties between the two ministries in Dublin, Ireland, on October 2 within the framework of the State visit to Ireland made by Party General Secretary and President To Lam.

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.