Vietnamese President To Lam officially welcomed in Sri Lanka

Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on Could 8, 2026 – 12:25 pm

Vietnamese President To Lam was formally welcomed by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo in the present day (Could 08).

To Lam, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Normal Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Occasion of Vietnam, is on a two-day state go to to Sri Lanka on the invitation of President Dissanayake.

He arrived in Sri Lanka final evening (Could 07) with a diplomatic delegation and was welcomed on the Bandaranaike Worldwide Airport in Katunayake by Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.

President Dissanayake stated in a Fb put up that he attended the official welcoming ceremony held this morning.

The go to is important as it’s the first go to by a Vietnamese President to Sri Lanka in 15 years.

President Dissanayake stated the official welcome was held with nice honour and dignity, symbolising 56 years of diplomatic relations and heat friendship between Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

He additionally stated the go to takes place at a time when Sri Lanka is transferring ahead after attaining financial stability beneath the present authorities.

The President added that the go to is anticipated so as to add a brand new dimension to financial, cultural, and social relations between Vietnam and Sri Lanka.