President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Jae-myung considers Viet Nam a partner of leading importance in his country’s foreign policy towards the region, his special envoy Park Chang-dal told Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam at a meeting in Ha Noi on July 29.

State President Luong Cuong on June 12 held phone talks with President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Jae-myung, who officially took office on June 4.