London, Oct. 30 -- Party General Secretary To Lam met with UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy in London on October 29 (local time), as part of his ongoing official visit to the UK.

General Secretary Lam congratulated Lammy on his recent appointment and thanked him for years of backing Vietnam - UK relations.

He briefed the host on his meetings and talks with the UK Prime Minister and parliamentary leaders to discuss major directions and measures to advance bilateral ties across the Party, State, Government, National Assembly and people-to-people channels.

According to him, Lammy is the first UK leader he has met since the two nations upgraded their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. He suggested that following his visit, ...