Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue arrives at Incheon International Airport in Seoul on December 12, 2021, starting his official visit to the Republic of Korea

Vuong is accompanied by Deputy Prime Minster Le Minh Khai, Secretary-General and Chairman of the National Assembly Office Bui Van Cuong, President of the Viet Nam-RoK Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group Nguyen Thi Thanh, Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung, Secretary of the Thai Nguyen provincial Party Committee Nguyen Thanh Hai, Secretary of the Hai Duong provincial Party Committee Pham Xuan Thang, and Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Nguyen Vu Tung.

This is the first official visit by a senior Vietnamese leader to the Northeast Asian country since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago.

The top Vietnamese legislator is expected to hold talks with Speaker of the Korean National Assembly Park Byeong-seug and meet with Korean Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum.

Vuong wwill also host receptions for leaders of some friendship organizations and business giants.

During the visit, both sides will sign a bilateral agreement on social insurance./.