Political leader's trip to South Korea aimed at strengthening political rapport: Vice Foreign Minister
Vietnam's Top Leader Visits South Korea to Bolster Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
General Secretary Tô Lâm, the leader of Vietnam, is making his first state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from Sunday to Wednesday. This visit is a significant milestone in the long-standing relationship between the two countries, which has evolved into a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
The RoK is currently Vietnam's largest investor and third-biggest trading partner. Over 350,000 Vietnamese live in the RoK, and more than 200,000 Koreans reside in Vietnam. The RoK has also designated Vietnam as its top priority partner for development assistance.
The visit offers an opportunity for in-depth strategic discussions and identifying directions for the development of relations between the two countries. The political trust between the two countries is very high, due to substantive cooperation in various fields.
The key areas of collaboration in the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership include political trust and strategic coordination, economic cooperation and linkage, science, technology, and innovation cooperation, development cooperation, labour, healthcare, and education collaboration, cultural, sports, tourism, media, and people-to-people exchanges, and multilateral cooperation.
In the past three decades, the partnership has led to a model relationship with substantial and comprehensive progress, strengthened political trust and personal rapport between the top leaders of both countries, and notable growth in investment and people-to-people exchanges.
During this visit, the General Secretary is expected to further open up new areas of cooperation such as science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), and cultural industry collaboration. The visit aims to bring practical benefits to the people and business communities of both countries.
The RoK has invited General Secretary Lâm as President Lee Jae Myung's first "state-level guest," demonstrating the RoK's high regard for relations with Vietnam and its Party leader personally. The visit also reflects Việt Nam's determination and aspiration to build a prosperous and strong nation and maximize international resources to serve the country's development goals in the new era.
The visit further underscores Việt Nam's foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification, and multilateralization of external relations, and proactive, active, comprehensive, extensive, and effective international integration. The two countries' exchange and strategic coordination at regional and international forums have been strengthened and enhanced.
The visit is expected to open up new development orientations in areas such as science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation. It is hoped that this visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
- The General Secretary of Vietnam, Tô Lâm, is currently visiting the Republic of Korea (RoK), focusing on bolstering their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
- Economic cooperation is a significant aspect of this partnership, with the RoK being Vietnam's largest investor and third-biggest trading partner.
- Both countries share a strong cultural connection, evidenced by the 350,000 Vietnamese living in the RoK and over 200,000 Koreans residing in Vietnam.
- The visit offers an opportunity for strategic discussions, with aims to identify directions for the development of relations in various fields, including labor, healthcare, education, and cultural exchanges.
- The RoK and Vietnam are also planning to collaborate in emerging fields such as science, technology, digital transformation, semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), and the cultural industry.
- The partnership has led to substantial progress in investment, political trust, and people-to-people exchanges in the past three decades.
- The visit signifies Vietnam's foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, and proactive international integration, and it strengthens their exchange and strategic coordination at regional and international forums.
