Seoul, Aug. 10 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Seongnam Air Base in Seoul on August 10 afternoon (local time), beginning a state visit to the Republic of Korea from August 10-13 at the invitation of President of the RoK Lee Jae Myung and his wife. The Party chief and his entourage were welcomed at the airport by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the RoK Cho Hyun, RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Choi Young Sam and his wife, Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Vu Ho, staff of the Vietnamese embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in the RoK.

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