Hanoi, Oct. 25 -- Party General Secretary To Lam's official visits to Finland from October 20 to 22, and to Bulgaria from October 22 to 24 were a great success, producing significant outcomes and opening a new chapter in Vietnam's relation with the two countries, according to Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung.

In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency following the Party chief's visits, FM Trung highlighted the significance of the trips, saying that they were not only the first official visits by a Vietnamese Party leader to Finland since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1973 and to Bulgaria since 1990, but also the first by a General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to the Nordic and Balkan regions, demonst...