General Secretary and President To Lam chairs the solemn welcoming ceremony for the President of Panama

On the afternoon of October 6, at the National Assembly House, General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife chaired a solemn welcoming ceremony for President of the Republic of Panama José Raúl Mulino and his wife who are on an official visit to Vietnam from October 5 to 8, 2026.

Also attending the welcoming ceremony were Politburo members: Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc; Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung; Central Party Committee members: Chairman of the Presidential Office Le Khanh Hai; Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh; Deputy Chief of the Central Party Office Dang Khanh Toan; representatives of leaders of a number of ministries, branches, and central agencies; Ambassadors and representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries.

The convoy escorting President of the Republic of Panama José Raúl Mulino and his wife entered the National Assembly House. Children in the Capital present at the National Assembly House happily waved flags of the two countries to welcome President of the Republic of Panama José Raúl Mulino and his wife and the high-level delegation of the Republic of Panama.

General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife were present at the red carpet warmly welcoming President of the Republic of Panama José Raúl Mulino and his wife leading the high-level delegation of Panama on an official visit to Vietnam.

Children in the Capital proceed to present fresh bouquets of flowers to the President of the Republic of Panama José Raúl Mulino and his wife.

In the sound of welcoming music, General Secretary and President To Lam and President of the Republic of Panama José Raúl Mulino walked along the red carpet to the podium of honor. Military music played the national anthems of the two countries.

After listening to the national anthems of the two countries, General Secretary and President To Lam and President of the Republic of Panama José Raúl Mulino left the podium of honor and reviewed the Vietnam People's Army Honor Team.

Next, General Secretary and President To Lam and President of the Republic of Panama José Raúl Mulino introduced the composition of the high-level delegation of the two countries to attend the welcoming ceremony.

After the welcoming ceremony, General Secretary and President To Lam and President of the Republic of Panama José Raúl Mulino and the high-level delegation of the two countries held talks.

During the official visit to Vietnam, on the afternoon of October 6th, the President of the Republic of Panama and his wife visited President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and laid wreaths at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs on Bac Son Street.

This official visit to Vietnam contributes to promoting the traditional friendly cooperative relationship between Vietnam and Panama to develop more strongly and effectively.

The visit will create progress in three main aspects, creating more political momentum at the highest level to transform the potentials and orientations agreed upon by the two sides into programs and action plans with specific projects and results.

Cooperation in economy, trade and investment has been promoted in many fields such as agriculture, banking, telecommunications, infrastructure, sea transport, education and training, as well as other potential fields.

The cooperation documents expected to be signed during the visit will create a solid legal basis for the two countries' relations to go deeper and develop stably.

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