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N. Korea's Kim vows to deepen ties with Vietnam in reply to its leader Lam

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged to deepen his country's ties with Vietnam in a reply to President To Lam, Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday. Lam sent a letter to Kim on Sept. 9 to mark the 78th anniversary of North Korea's national founding. "The traditional relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries, which entered a new development period after our Pyongyang…

N. Korea's Kim vows to deepen ties with Vietnam in reply to its leader Lam

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged to deepen ties with Vietnam in a reply to President To Lam, according to Pyongyang's state media. Lam sent a letter to Kim on September 9th to mark North Korea's 78th national founding anniversary. Kim wrote in his reply, received on Monday, that traditional friendship and cooperation between the two countries will expand and develop in the interests of their peoples.

In his letter, Lam said relations had steadily strengthened since their summit last October, and that both nations fulfilled their agreed-upon actions. He added that Vietnam was prepared to collaborate with North Korea for regional and global peace and stability. Relations between the two nations have warmed since Lam's October visit, the first by a top Vietnamese official to the North in 18 years.

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