Ceremony with 21-cannon salute held for General Secretary, President of China Xi Jinping in Hanoi

WVR - On the afternoon of December 12, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his Spouse hosted the official welcome ceremony for General Secretary, President of China Xi Jinping and his Spouse.
21-cannon salute to welcome General Secretary, President of China Xi Jinping in Hanoi
At the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and President Vo Van Thuong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping and his Spouse pay a State visit to Vietnam from December 12-13. On the afternoon of December 12, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his Spouse hosted the official welcome ceremony for General Secretary, President of China Xi Jinping and his Spouse.
21-cannon salute to welcome General Secretary, President of China Xi Jinping in Hanoi
At 4:00 pm, General Secretary, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Spouse entered the Presidential Palace. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his Spouse greeted the Chinese leader and his Spouse. Hanoi children gave flowers to welcome General Secretary Xi Jinping and his Spouse. (Photo: VNA)
Ceremony with 21-cannon salute held for General Secretary, President of China Xi Jinping in Hanoi
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary, President of China Xi Jinping and two Spouses at the welcome ceremony. (Photo: VNA)
21-cannon salute to welcome General Secretary, President of China Xi Jinping in Hanoi
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong invited the General Secretary and President of China to step onto the podium of honor. When the National Anthems of Vietnam and China sounded, 21 rounds of cannons were fired from the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long to welcome General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping and his Spouse Peng Liyuan.
21-cannon salute to welcome General Secretary, President of China Xi Jinping in Hanoi
The two leaders together witnessed the Honor Guard of the Vietnam People's Army marching past the honor podium.
21-cannon salute to welcome General Secretary, President of China Xi Jinping in Hanoi
After that, the two leaders moved from the Presidential Palace to the Party Central Committee headquarters to hold talks.
21-cannon salute to welcome General Secretary, President of China Xi Jinping in Hanoi
It is the third visit to Vietnam by comrade Xi Jinping since the end of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in November 2012 in his capacity as the Party General Secretary. It is a reciprocal visit following General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's visit to China last year, and it marks the third mutual visit by leaders of the two Parties since 2015. This is an event of great importance to both Vietnam and China, affirming the two countries' desire and determination to continuously promote their neighbourliness, traditional friendship, and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, making the relationship more intensive and effective, for tangible benefits of their people.
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