His visits are made at the invitations of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Jeria, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias and Cuban First Secretary of the Communist Party Central Committee Fidel Castro, also the country’s President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers.

The Party General Secretary is accompanied by Nguyen Sinh Hung, Politburo member and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister and other senior officials./.