Party General Secretary and President chairs welcome ceremony for President of Argentina
Thứ Tư, 20/02/2019, 13:39
PSNews - A ceremony was held in Hanoi on February 20 to welcome President of Argentina Mauricio Macri and his spouse, who are having a three-day State visit to Vietnam from February 19-21.
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This is the first visit to Vietnam by Macri as President of Argentina. It will mark an important milestone in the bilateral relationship, especially after the two countries celebrated the 45th anniversary of their diplomatic ties last year.
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| Vietnamese students waving the two countries' flag at the welcome ceremony. |
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Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and his wife chaired the event which was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Phung Quoc Hien, and Chairman of the Presidential Office Dao Viet Trung, along with leaders of ministries, departments, and centrally-run agencies...
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...while the President of Argentina was accompanied by senior officials of Argentina’s Government and Parliament.
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The three-day trip, which comes at the invitation of President Trong, also illustrates the importance of Vietnam in the external policies of Argentina towards Asia and Southeast Asia in particular, especially after the Latin American nation signed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in August 2018.
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Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and President of Argentina Mauricio Macri review the guard of honour at the welcome ceremony.
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Since the formation of the bilateral diplomatic ties on October 25, 1973, the two countries have established numerous mechanisms to boost cooperation. They have also signed various agreements to encourage investment, economic cooperation, scientific-technological ties, cultural-educational relations and collaboration in the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
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Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and President of Argentina Mauricio Macri.
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The two Presidents and their spouses.
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The two Presidents held talks shortly after the welcome ceremony and then they witnessed the signing ceremony of various agreements between ministries and agencies of both sides. The President of Argentina will have meetings with National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc later on the same day.
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By Duy Tien
