Azerbaijan welcomes Vietnamese Communist Party’s leader on state visit PHOTO

General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam, has arrived in Azerbaijan for an official state visit.

A formal welcoming ceremony took place at Heydar Aliyev International Airport, where a ceremonial guard was stationed to greet the distinguished guest, Caliber.Az reports via local media. 

To Lam, accompanied by his wife, Ngo Phuong Ly, was welcomed by senior Azerbaijani officials, including First Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov and Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov, among others.

Earlier, Minister of Ethnic and Religious Affairs of Vietnam, Dao Ngoc Dung, met with Ramin Mammadov, Chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations of Azerbaijan as part of the ongoing United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 celebrations.

During the meeting, the two officials discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation in the fields of religion and ethnic affairs.

Minister Dung warmly welcomed the Azerbaijani delegation and expressed his pleasure at Mammadov’s visit, particularly as it coincided with the international Buddhist celebration. He highlighted the recent establishment of the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs in Vietnam, a move aimed at improving the country’s management of ethnic and religious issues and fostering stronger state oversight in these domains.

By Naila Huseynova