Following the reception ceremony, Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping traveled to the Central Party Office headquarters to begin a dialogue. The two leaders are expected to hold exchanges regarding strategic directions for bilateral relations.
Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Central Party Office. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy |
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (2nd, R) and other Vietnamese officials at the dialogue at the Central Party Office in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh |
Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and other Chinese officials at the dialogue at the Central Party Office in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh |
The two leaders participate in the flag salutation ceremony.
Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping (L) and Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stand side-by-side as they participate in a flag salutation ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Dec. 12, 2023. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy |
The honor guard at the ceremony. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy |
Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong receives Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and his wife Ngo Thi Man receive Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. Photo by VNA |
(From L) China's First Lady Peng Liyuan, Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and his wife Ngo Thi Man pose in front of the Presidential Palace, Dec. 12, 2023. Photo by VNA |
Chinese Party General Secretary Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arrived in Hanoi at noon on Tuesday for a two-day visit. The visit is Xi's third to Vietnam as China's Party General Secretary and president. The previous two visits were in 2015 and 2017.
During the visit, Vietnam and China are expected to signs dozens of important cooperation agreements on multiple fields, including security and defense, communications, trade, investment, digital economy, agriculture export, green development and maritime cooperation.