Vietnamese President to pay state visit to RoK

Hanoi, December 2 (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation will pay a state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from December 4-6. The visit is made at the invitation of RoK President Yoon Suk Yeol. Vietnam and the RoK established diplomatic relations on December 22, 1992, elevating it to a comprehensive cooperative partnership in the 21st century in 2001 and then a strategic cooperative partnership in 2009. The countries are planning to lift bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership this year.-VNA