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General Secretary and President To Lam begins State visit to Ireland

TB (summary) October 2, 2024 05:35

On the morning of October 2 (Hanoi time), General Secretary and President To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Dublin, beginning a state visit to Ireland.

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General Secretary and President To Lam arrives at Dublin airport

After successfully concluding his State visit to Mongolia, on the evening of October 1, General Secretary and President To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Genghis Khan Airport in Ulan Bator for a State visit to Ireland from October 1-3 at the invitation of Irish President Michael D. Higgins.

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Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Pippa Hackett, Director of Protocol (Ireland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs) EamomMcKee, Mayor of Fingal, Dublin Brian McDonagh, Irish Ambassador to Vietnam Deirdre Ní Fhallúin welcomed General Secretary and President To Lam at Dublin airport

At exactly 8:30 p.m. on October 1, local time (ie 2:30 a.m. on October 2, Hanoi time), the plane carrying General Secretary and President To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation landed at Dublin Airport, the capital city of Dublin, beginning a state visit to Ireland.

This is the first state visit since the two sides established diplomatic relations in 1996.

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Vietnamese Ambassador to Ireland Do Minh Hung welcomes General Secretary and President To Lam at Dublin airport

Ireland is a nation that shares many similarities with Vietnam in terms of history, patriotic traditions, will to rise up, and diverse and unique culture. The two sides have much room and potential to enhance cooperation and develop together.

Cán bộ, nhân viên Đại sứ quán và sinh viên Việt Nam đón Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Tô Lâm. (Ảnh: Trí Dũng/TTXVN)
Vietnamese Embassy staff and students welcome General Secretary and President To Lam

The two sides' senior leaders will discuss measures to promote extensive cooperation in many areas where Vietnam has demand and Ireland has strengths, such as high-quality investment, science, technology, innovation, digital transformation, energy transformation, education and training, especially higher education.

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