In pictures: Welcome ceremony for Irish President

Thứ Hai, 07/11/2016, 21:40
On the morning of November 7, President Tran Dai Quang hosted an official welcome ceremony for his Irish counterpart Michael D. Higgins at Hanoi-based Presidential Palace.
Irish President Michael D. Higgins is on a State-level visit to Vietnam November 5-14 at the invitation of Vietnamese State leader Tran Dai Quang.
The two presidents inspect the guard of honour.
The two presidents hold talks immediately after the welcome ceremony.
After talks, both State leaders witness the sigining ceremony of a number of cooperation documents between the two nations
Irish government provides EUR4 million in aid for Vietnam Government Program 135 in 2016.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training and Ireland’s Department of Education and Skills sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on higher education cooperation.
MoU between the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training and the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) Foundation 
MoU between Vietnam National University, Hanoi and University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC)
MoU on US$2 billion wind power project in Soc Trang Province
MoU between Pacific Corporation and Mainstream Renewable Power on wind power project in Binh Thuan Province worth US$200 million
MoU among FPT Group, Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and Escher Group on US$10 million MPITS Software project
MoU among Vietnammobile, ANAM Technologies Ltd and Ericsson
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