Top Vietnamese leader to pay state visit to Singapore, attend Shangri-La Dialogue
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam will pay a state visit to Singapore from May 29-31, and he will attend and deliver a keynote address at this year's IISS Shangri-La Dialogue.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and his spouse, along with a high-level delegation of Vietnam will pay a state visit to Singapore from May 29 - 31.
The visit will be made at the invitation of President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
General Secretary and President Lam will attend and deliver a keynote address at Shangri-La Dialogue on May 29 at the invitation of Bastian Giegerich, Director-General and Chief Executive of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)./.
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