General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife successfully conclude their visit to Denmark
General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife left Copenhagen, successfully concluding their state visit to Denmark, official visits to the EU and Belgium.
At noon on October 21 (local time), General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife, along with the high-level Vietnamese delegation, left Copenhagen, successfully concluding their state visit to the Kingdom of Denmark (from October 19 - 21), official visit to the European Union (EU) and the Kingdom of Belgium (from October 21 - 24), according to VNA.
Within the framework of the visit, General Secretary and President To Lam met with: King of the Kingdom of Denmark Frederik X and Queen Mary; Danish Parliament Speaker Henrik Frandsen; held talks with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen; delivered policy speeches at the University of Copenhagen; received leaders of some large Danish corporations; attended and spoke at the Vietnam - Denmark Business Forum; received the Danish - Vietnam Friendship Association; visited the Lynetteholmen artificial peninsula.
At the meetings, the two sides affirmed that the visit is of great significance as the two countries celebrate the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (1971 - 2026), demonstrating political trust and common determination to bring the two countries' relations into a new stage of development.
During the visit, General Secretary and President To Lam and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen emphasized that since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1971, the Comprehensive Partnership in 2013 and the Green Strategic Partnership in 2023, Vietnam and Denmark have developed friendly and multifaceted cooperative relations on the basis of trust, equality and mutual respect.
On that basis, the two leaders agreed to adopt the Joint Statement on the establishment of the Vietnam - Denmark Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, opening a new chapter in bilateral relations, creating a new political framework and driving force to promote broad, substantive and effective cooperation, for the long-term interests of the people of the two countries, for peace, stability, cooperation and sustainable development in each region and in the world.
On this occasion, General Secretary and President To Lam witnessed the signing ceremony of cooperation documents between ministries, branches, agencies and businesses of the two countries.
Within the framework of the State visit to the Kingdom of Denmark, King Frederik X awarded General Secretary and President To Lam the Elephant Medal - the highest order of Denmark awarded to members of the Royal Family and heads of state of foreign countries.
At noon on the same day, October 21, at the Amalienborg Palace, King Frederik X of Denmark and Queen Mary presided over the farewell ceremony for General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly and the high-level Vietnamese delegation, closing state visits to the Kingdom of Denmark.
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