Seoul, Aug. 10 -- Party General Secretary To Lam met with Chairman of the Republic of Korea (RoK)-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group Ahn Gyu-back in Seoul on August 10 as part of his state visit to the RoK.

The Vietnamese leader congratulated Ahn on his appointment as Minister of National Defence, and said he believed that Ahn, in his dual capacity as Defence Minister and Chairman of the RoK-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group, will make further contributions to advancing the Vietnam-RoK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in a substantive and effective manner.

General Secretary Lam expressed his joy with the sound growth of bilateral ties across all fields, as well as active cooperation between the two legislatures and the longs...