President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his spouse are making a state visit to Vietnam from January 23-24 at the inviation of President Vo Van Thuong.
Following the play of the countries’ national anthems, the two state leaders reviewed the honour guard of the Vietnamese People's Army. Subsequently, they introduced participating members of the sides’ high-level delegations.
After the reception, the presidents, heading their respective high-level delegations, commended their talks, evaluating the results of cooperation between the two countries in recent times and proposing directions for ties in the future./.
Vietnamese PM meets with Lao NA Chairman in Vientiane
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Chairman of the Lao National Assembly (NA) Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on October 8 as part of his trip to attend the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits in the neighbouring country.