General Secretary and President To Lam begins official visit to the EU and Belgium
General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly arrived in Brussels, starting an official visit to the EU and the Kingdom of Belgium.
After successfully concluding the State visit to the Kingdom of Denmark, on the afternoon of October 21 (local time), the special plane carrying General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly and the high-level Vietnamese delegation arrived in Brussels, starting an official visit to the European Union (EU) and the Kingdom of Belgium at the invitation of European Council President António Costa and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium Bart De Wever, according to VNA.
Vietnam and the EU established diplomatic relations in 1990, gradually expanding from humanitarian and development cooperation to a Comprehensive Partnership in the fields of politics, economy, sustainable development, security and people-to-people exchanges. In 2016, the Vietnam-EU Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) took effect, creating a political and legal framework for bilateral relations. In January 2026, Vietnam and the EU upgraded relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, expanding cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, green transformation, energy, innovation, security and regional and international issues.
Vietnam and the Kingdom of Belgium officially established diplomatic relations in 1973. Vietnam always remembers the sincere assistance of the Government and people of Belgium for the program of rebuilding and restoring the country after the war. Over a journey of more than 50 years, bilateral relations between Vietnam and the Kingdom of Belgium have been constantly consolidated and developed well in all fields, especially politics - diplomacy, trade, agriculture, education and training, scientific and technological cooperation, development cooperation... at the federal, regional and community levels.
The official visit of General Secretary and President To Lam, his wife and the high-level Vietnamese delegation to the EU and the Kingdom of Belgium affirmed the importance of the EU and Belgium in Vietnam's overall foreign policy and international integration.
The visit contributes to strengthening political trust, further deepening relations between Vietnam and the two partners, transforming high-level commitments that have been made into practical and specific actions, creating a premise to bring relations between Vietnam and the EU and Belgium into a new higher stage of development.
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