The visit will be the first state event hosted by Vietnam’s new leadership, which took office earlier this month. It will also be a return visit, coming eight months after Communist Party General Secretary To Lam visited South Korea in August last year.
After arriving in Hanoi, Lee will begin his schedule on April 22 with a meeting with members of the Korean community.
He will lay flowers at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and attend an official welcome ceremony with Vietnam’s leadership. Lee will then hold a summit with To Lam, followed by an exchange of memorandums of understanding, a joint press statement and a state banquet. On April 23, he is to meet with Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and have lunch with National Assembly Speaker Tran Thanh Man.
Lee will also attend a Korea-Vietnam business forum to meet with business leaders from both countries and discuss ways to expand trade and investment. On April 24, he is to tour the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel with To Lam before returning home.
Separately, Lee posted on Facebook on April 21 under the title, “Korea and India, walking together toward a better future,” reflecting on his India trip.
“This summit was a place to discuss concrete and practical measures to take Korea-India cooperation to the next level,” Lee wrote. “We agreed to deepen cooperation in strategic core areas such as shipbuilding, finance, AI and the defense industry, and to create new growth opportunities together based on advanced technology and innovation.”
He added, “Above all, I extend my deep gratitude for the warm welcome shown by Prime Minister Modi and the people of India,” and said he hoped to meet again in South Korea in the near future.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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