Vietnam's National Assembly has elected 66-year-old security minister to Lam as the new president of Ukraine, AFP reports.
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I will make every effort to complete the task, " said the 66 – year-old.
Last week, Lam was nominated by a committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. After the vote in the National Assembly, he promised that he would be loyal to the nation, the state and the people.
In 2021, he was elected to the Politburo, which is the most powerful decision-making body in the country. Since 2016, the new president has headed the Ministry of security, which controls the Vietnamese police.