PM Chinh (L) and PM Golovchenko stand in front of the Hanoi Flag Tower, a relic in the complex of the Vietnam Military History Museum on Dien Bien Phu Street, Ba Dinh District, on Friday morning.
The Belarusian PM is in Vietnam for a four-day official visit on Dec. 6-9.
PM Chinh talks to his counterpart about the history of the tower.
Situated in the southern part of the Thang Long Citadel, the tower was built in 1805 and completed in 1812 during the reign of King Gia Long of the Nguyen Dynasty. The tower of 33 meters tall survived the French and American wars unscathed, and is the most spectacular site at the Thang Long Citadel.
The two PMs sip Vietnamese coffee and enjoy banh mi.
The two had Vietnamese coffee and banh mi aside from cakes as they talked about Vietnamese food culture.
Other members of the Belarus’ delegation also had banh mi.
The two PMs sat across Lenin Park as they talked about the surrounding landscape, Vietnam’s history and foreign policy.
Before the tour to the flag tower, PM Chinh received PM Golovchenkoe in a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace. The two leaders then held a talk at the palace.
Vietnam - Belarus established diplomatic relations in January 1992. The two countries inherited the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation that had existed between Vietnam and the Soviet Union.
They have maintained regular delegation exchanges and contacts at all levels.
The two PMs walked to the Government Office for a talk during which they discussed bilateral cooperation.
The two PMs witnessed as the two nations' Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs Eugeny Shestakov (L) and Le Thi Thu Hang exchanged signed cooperation documents on visa waiver.
Belarus currently has three investment projects in Vietnam with a total capital of US$32.25 million, of which the most significant one is the MAZ Asia car assembling project in the northern Hung Yen Province.
Vietnam’s investment projects in Belarus are now worth a total US$810,000. The two sides are actively implementing the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), of which Belarus is a member.
Vietnam exports to Belarus seafood, natural rubber, furniture, textiles, footwear, rice, cashew nuts, peanuts, and pepper. Trade turnover between the two countries reached $113.9 million last year and stayed at $46.42 million in the first nine months this year
