At the meeting with the RoK Prime Minister Kim Min Seok, General Secretary To Lam affirmed that Viet Nam always attaches importance to its cooperative relations with the RoK and wishes to work with the RoK to further deepen the Viet Nam-RoK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

The two leaders shared their views on continuing to promote economic cooperation to develop more practically, effectively and comprehensively, creating a glue to firmly bind the interests between the two countries; closely coordinating to effectively implement items in the Action Plan toward a more balanced bilateral trade volume of 150 billion USD by 2030. General Secretary To Lam suggested that the RoK step up support for Vietnamese enterprises to access the RoK e-commerce channel; facilitate trade, open markets for each other’s goods; support capacity building for Vietnamese enterprises to participate more deeply in the global supply chain of the RoK enterprises; encourage the RoK enterprises to expand their investment in Viet Nam...

The General Secretary hoped that the two sides would coordinate to develop strategic technology industries, strengthen cooperation in the fields of telecommunications, information technology, e-government, biotechnology, climate technology, nanotechnology, clean energy and renewable energy; promote cooperation in the field of digital transformation such as artificial intelligence, and build digital innovation policies.

As part of his State visit to the RoK, General Secretary To Lam held a meeting with Speaker of the National Assembly of the RoK Woo Won Sik.

At the meeting, the two leaders affirmed their desire to deepen and make more substantive the Viet Nam–RoK relationship, commensurate with the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and the great potential for development between the two countries, with parliamentary cooperation playing an important role.

In the spirit of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the two leaders highly valued the positive outcomes of cooperation between the two National Assemblies; agreed to promote the role of the legislative bodies in coordinating, supporting, facilitating ministries, sectors, and localities to implement the cooperation agreements signed between the two Governments; and to foster practical, effective, and comprehensive connections between the two economies.

General Secretary To Lam proposed the continued effective and comprehensive implementation of the contents of the Cooperation Agreement signed between the two National Assemblies; strengthening cooperation and exchanges between the National Assemblies, enhancing high-level delegation visits, and fostering exchanges between parliamentarians, including young parliamentarians; and promoting the role of friendship parliamentary groups as bridges of cooperation.

As part of the visit, General Secretary To Lam and Prime Minister of the RoK Kim Min Seok attended the Viet Nam–RoK Economic Forum under the theme of “Cooperation in Developing Production Chains in the New Era.” The two leaders, alongside senior delegates from the two countries, witnessed the signing ceremony of cooperation agreements between Viet Nam and the RoK.

The General Secretary and the high-ranking delegation of Viet Nam also met with leaders of several leading Korean groups and worked with the leadership of Busan city. General Secretary To Lam attended the Viet Nam–RoK Science and Technology Symposium, which saw the participation of a large number of scientists, managers, and business leaders from both countries. This was the first time the two countries had organised a high-level symposium. The event aimed to initiate a close strategic cooperation framework in three key growth drivers: science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation. Affirming that scientific and technological cooperation has been identified as an important pillar for elevating Viet Nam–RoK relations in the coming time, General Secretary To Lam expressed his belief that the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Viet Nam and the RoK will become increasingly substantive and effective, bringing inclusive and sustainable benefits to both nations.