Dang Minh Thong, Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, attended the event alongside current and former leaders of the City Party Committee, the People's Council, the People's Committee, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, as well as numerous representatives from all walks of life in the city.

Those Also in attendance included Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand; Urawadee Sriphiromya, Thai Ambassador to Vietnam; members of the Consular Corps in Ho Chi Minh City; together with representatives of the Thai business community and Thai citizens living in the city.

In his speech at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Hoang Nguyen Dinh said that over the past half-century, Vietnam-Thailand relations have been continuously strengthened, nurtured, and elevated to new heights: establishing a Strategic Partnership in 2013, upgrading to a Strengthened Strategic Partnership in 2019, and officially becoming a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in May 2025.

Bilateral relations, built on an increasingly solid foundation of political trust, have created strong momentum for cooperation between Vietnam and Thailand to grow deeper, more substantive, and more expansive across multiple fields.

In this new stage of development, shared vision, aspirations, and strategic interests serve as the foundation for both nations to deepen their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in a more practical and effective manner, not only for the development and prosperity of each country, but also for a united and resilient ASEAN, as well as a peaceful, stable, and sustainably developing region.

In Ho Chi Minh City, friendly and cooperative ties with Thailand are consistently cherished, preserved, and cultivated across generations of leadership. Thailand is currently one of the city's important partners in trade, investment, tourism, education, culture, and people-to-people exchanges. The city commits to continuing to serve as an active bridge, contributing to deepening friendship between the two peoples, fostering increasingly close connections between Vietnam and Thailand, as well as between Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, and other Thai localities.

Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, Chairman of the Advisory Council to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, noted that since establishing diplomatic ties in 1976, Thailand and Vietnam have shared an impressive journey of joint development.

Over the past 50 years, relations between the two countries have grown increasingly strong and comprehensive. In late May 2026, General Secretary and President To Lam paid an official visit to Thailand, followed shortly by an official visit to Vietnam by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in early June.

These high-level exchanges demonstrate the firm commitment of both countries to further deepening their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, while creating an opportunity to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations at the highest level. Furthermore, Thailand and Vietnam are becoming ever more closely connected through people-to-people exchanges, the business community, and local communities in both nations.

Fifty years ago, Thailand and Vietnam opened a new chapter in bilateral relations. Today, both countries are writing the next chapter of strengthening friendship, robust partnership, deeper connectivity, and shared prosperity. By standing side by side and collaborating closely as partners, the two countries and their people will grow even closer and stronger in the years and decades ahead.

The anniversary ceremony took place in a dignified atmosphere filled with solidarity and friendship, featuring traditional cultural performances presented by Vietnamese and Thai artists.

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