(VOVWORLD) -Party General Secretary To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly on Sunday left Vnukovo 2 Airport in Moscow for a state visit to Belarus at the invitation of President Aleksandr Lukashenko.
 Party General Secretary To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly arrive in Minsk, starting a state visit to Belarus. Photo: Van Hieu/VOV
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They successfully concluded the activities within the framework of their official visit to Russia and attending the 80th Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War.
Welcoming the Vietnamese delegation at Minsk Airport were Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Sivak, Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov, and Belarusian Ambassador to Vietnam Uladzimir Baravikou. On the Vietnamese side were Vietnamese Ambassador to Belarus Nguyen Van Ngu, staff of the Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Belarus.
Shortly after landing at the airport, General Secretary To Lam and his wife, along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, laid flowers at the Victory Monument, and visited and presented gifts to veterans and experts who made outstanding contributions to Vietnam.
 Embassy staff and the representatives of the Vietnamese community in Belarus welcome Party General Secretary To Lam and his wife. Photo: Van Hieu/VOV |
This is the first visit to Belarus by the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam in 11 years. It will contribute as a leverage for the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Belarus to develop substantially, as well as capitalize on the advantages of both sides to gain more specific cooperation outcomes.