site.btaVietnam Top Leader To Lam to Meet with President Radev

The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam, is on an official visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of President Rumen Radev on Thursday and Friday. The President's press secretariat reported that the visit is and is taking place in the context of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and of Vietnam. The visit to Bulgaria is part of a European tour by the Vietnamese leader.

The delegation, led by To Lam, includes ministers as well as representatives of Vietnamese companies. During the visit, a Joint Declaration is expected to be announced on the establishment of a strategic partnership between Bulgaria and Vietnam, along with the signing of bilateral agreements in various fields.

On Thursday's programme of the visit are a one-on-one meeting with the Bulgarian President, followed by lead plenary talks between the official delegations of Bulgaria and Vietnam. Radev and To Lam will also make joint statements to the media.

At 2.30 p.m., the two leaders will open a business forum in Sofia dedicated to exploring opportunities for cooperation between Bulgaria and Vietnam. The event is organized by the Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency, in partnership with Vietnam’s Foreign Investment Agency. The forum aims to encourage exchange and present prospects for cooperation and the establishment of partnerships between Bulgarian and Vietnamese companies.

The Vietnamese delegation is also expected to meet with the Chair of the National Council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and Deputy Prime Minister, Atanas Zafirov, BSP - United Left Floor Leader Dragomir Stoynev, BSP International Secretary Tsvetelina Penkova, the ministers and parliamentary committee chairperson from BSP - United Left, Deputy Foreign Minister Nikolay Berievski, the organizational secretaries of the BSP, members of the party's Executive Bureau, and chairpersons of the councils to the BSP National Council, the BSP's press office reported Thursday.