UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired an official welcome ceremony for and held talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee To Lam in London on October 29 (local time), as the Vietnamese Party leader is paying an official visit to the UK.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, together with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, departed Ha Noi on October 28 for a three-day official visit to the UK.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting in Ha Noi on June 28 with the UK business community and enterprises operating in Viet Nam, outlining a vision for long-term cooperation in key sectors aligned with Viet Nam’s newly issued “four strategic pillars”.