President Lee Jae Myung, left, speaks during an expanded summit meeting with Vietnam's top leader To Lam at the presidential palace in Hanoi, Wednesday. Yonhap
HANOI — President Lee Jae Myung was set to meet Vietnamese Prime Minister Lu Minh Hung on Thursday and discuss ways to advance bilateral cooperation.
The meeting with Hung follows Lee's bilateral summit with Vietnam's top leader To Lam, who serves as state president and general secretary of the Communist Party, on Wednesday, where the two leaders agreed to expand cooperation in various sectors, including supply chains, infrastructure and energy.
Lee and Hung, widely regarded as Vietnam's No. 2 official, were expected to build on such an agreement and explore more detailed areas of cooperation, according to Lee's presidential office.
The South Korean president will then meet Vietnam's National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.
Later Thursday, Lee will attend a business forum aimed at promoting trade and investment between companies from the two countries.
Lee is accompanied by a large economic delegation on his state visit to Vietnam, including Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group Executive Chair Chey Tae-won, LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin.
Source: Korea Times News
