The two leaders reviewed the honor guard and introduced their respective delegations before holding talks, after which the signing of several bilateral cooperation agreements is expected.

To Lam arrived on Sunday from Moscow and began the final leg of his tour, which began on the 5th and took him to Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Russia, where he participated in the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the victory over fascism in the Great Patriotic War.

Shortly after arriving in Minsk, the Party leader met with the Belarusian Association for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, the Belarus-Vietnam Friendship Association, and national experts who have supported Vietnam in the past.

Over the past 30 years, since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992, the friendship and solidarity between our peoples have withstood challenges, remaining warm, strong, and full of trust, To Lam emphasized. He also stated that his visit seeks to strengthen cooperation in all areas to benefit both countries, in addition to contributing to regional and global peace, cooperation, and development.

According to official sources, since the establishment of diplomatic relations on January 24, 1992, Vietnam and Belarus “have built, nurtured, and developed traditional friendship and sound cooperation on the basis of trust, equality, mutual respect, and shared benefits.” To Lam’s state visit, they added, will create new momentum to strengthen and expand bilateral ties, improve the effectiveness of existing cooperation mechanisms, and establish new ones to achieve more regular, substantial, and effective collaboration.

According to Vietnam’s ambassador to Minsk, Nguyen Van Ngu both countries collaborate in defense, trade and economics, culture, education, science and technology, and people-to-people exchanges. There are also links between nine Vietnamese localities and six of the seven Belarusian provinces.

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