Official welcoming ceremony for US President Joe Biden on State visit to Vietnam

At the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, President of the United States of America Joe Biden arrived in Hanoi, beginning a State visit to Vietnam from September 10-11, 2023.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong welcomes US President Joe Biden. Photo: Tri Dung/VNA

On the afternoon of September 10, the official welcoming ceremony for US President Joe Biden was solemnly held at the Presidential Palace according to the highest protocol reserved for heads of state. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong presided over the welcoming ceremony.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong welcomes US President Joe Biden. Photo: Tri Dung/VNA

Attending the welcoming ceremony were: Politburo member, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man; General To Lam, Politburo member, Minister of Public Security ; General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Minister of National Defense; Party Central Committee Secretary, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office Le Minh Hung; Party Central Committee Secretary, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai; Party Central Committee member, Head of the Party Central Committee's External Relations Commission Le Hoai Trung; Party Central Committee member, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son; leaders of Hanoi city, Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States, Office of the General Secretary...

A large number of children in Hanoi welcomed US President Joe Biden and members of the delegation.

Hanoi children waved flags of the two countries to welcome US President Joe Biden to Vietnam. Photo: Tri Dung/VNA

US President Joe Biden shakes hands with members of the Vietnamese delegation. Photo: Tri Dung/VNA

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong shakes hands with Mr. John Kerry, US President's Special Envoy for Climate. Photo: Tri Dung/VNA

At exactly 4:50 p.m., the motorcade carrying US President Joe Biden entered the Presidential Palace. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong welcomed US President Joe Biden. The two sides introduced the officials present at the welcoming ceremony. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong invited US President Joe Biden to step up to the podium. Military bands played the national anthems of the two countries. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Joe Biden reviewed the honor guard of the Vietnam People's Army.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Joe Biden on the podium, performing the flag-raising ceremony. Photo: Tri Dung/VNA

Panorama of the official welcoming ceremony for US President Joe Biden on his state visit to Vietnam. Photo: Van Diep/VNA

This is the first time a US President has paid a State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. The visit takes place on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Comprehensive Partnership between the two countries. This is also a continuation of the tradition of nearly 30 years of Vietnam - US diplomatic relations.

* Immediately after the welcoming ceremony, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong led the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation and US President Joe Biden led the US high-ranking delegation to hold talks at the Party Central Committee Headquarters.

According to Baotintuc.vn

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