General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly hosted a red-carpet welcome ceremony on September 1 for First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and his spouse Lis Cuesta Peraza, who are in Viet Nam for a state visit and attendance at a ceremony celebrating the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day.

This is the first state visit to Viet Nam by the King and Queen of Bhutan since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 2012, marking an important milestone in bilateral relations.