Vietnam’s Party chief and President To Lam urged Vietnamese people in Canada to strengthen national solidarity, preserve Vietnamese cultural values and contribute to Vietnam’s development.

General Secretary and President To Lam has suggested expanding people-to-people exchanges between Vietnam and Canada in connection with new areas of cooperation, at a meeting with the Canada-Vietnam Friendship Association on September 25.

General Secretary and President To Lam has called on Vietnamese experts and intellectuals in Canada to contribute practical ideas and expertise to Vietnam’s development, particularly in science and technology, innovation and other strategic fields.

General Secretary and President To Lam has affirmed that the CPV attaches importance to its traditional friendship with the Communist Party of Canada, calling for stronger coordination, exchanges and sharing of experience between the two parties.

General Secretary and President To Lam met with representatives of several Canadian businesses and corporations on the afternoon of September 25 (local time), as part of his state visit to Canada.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand adopted an Action Plan to implement the Vietnam-Canada Strategic Partnership during their talks in Ottawa on September 25.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has cast General Secretary and President To Lam's five-day trip through the US and Canada as a milestone that cemented the country's standing on the world stage.

General Secretary and President To Lam had a working luncheon with Speaker of the Senate Raymonde Gagné and Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia at the Parliament of Canada on September 24 (local time).

General Secretary and President To Lam met with Governor General of Canada Louise Arbour at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on September 24 morning (local time) as part of his State visit to Canada.

General Secretary and President To Lam received representatives from the Canada–Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group at the Parliament of Canada on September 24 (local time) as part of his State visit to Canada.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam held talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on September 24 (local time) as part of his State visit to Canada.

Vietnam and Canada have issued a joint statement on their Strategic Partnership, which was established during a state visit to the North American nation by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam.

Vietnam is ready to work with Canada to build a substantive Strategic Partnership that brings practical benefits to the peoples of both countries and contributes to the international community, General Secretary and President To Lam has said.

Governor General of Canada Louise Arbour hosted a banquet for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam, who is paying a state visit to Canada, in Ottawa on September 24 evening (local time).

The state visit to Canada by General Secretary and President To Lam on September 24-25 is expected to create fresh momentum for more substantive and closer Vietnam-Canada relations, opening a new phase in the two countries’ Comprehensive Partnership.

Governor General of Canada Louise Arbour presided over an official welcome ceremony for General Secretary and President To Lam and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam, who are on a state visit to Canada, on the morning of September 24.

Vietnamese leader To Lam will travel to the US and Canada from Sept. 20-25 for the UN General Assembly and high-level diplomacy aimed at deepening ties with two key North American partners.

Vietnam-Canada economic ties are expanding beyond goods trade towards deeper cooperation in investment, technology, energy and manufacturing, as both countries seek to diversify markets and supply chains, according to experts.

Science, technology and innovation could become a new pillar of Vietnam–Canada ties, a recent meeting of Vietnamese and Canadian experts was told.