Official welcome ceremony for the President of Greece
On the morning of May 16, at the Presidential Palace, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted an official welcome ceremony for Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
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| At the invitation of Politburo member, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and a high-ranking Greek delegation pays an official visit to Viet Nam from May 15-19. (Photo: Anh Son) |
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| President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Greek counterpart at the official welcome ceremony. (Photo: Anh Son) |
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| The high-ranking delegation accompanying the Greek President includes Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andreas Katsaniotis; Ambassador Georgios Stylianopoulos, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Greece to Viet Nam; Ambassador Athanasios Ioannou, Director of the Department of Asia and Oceans, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece; Ambassador Maria Solomou, Director of Foreign Affairs Department, Office of the President; Director of the President's Private Office Ilias Natsios; Major General, Commander of the Guard Ioannis Sarantopoulos; Mr. Christodoulos Margartis, Embassy Counselor, Director General of the Office of the Deputy Foreign Minister; Mr. Dimitrios Papadimitriou, Lieutenant Colonel, aide to the President. (Photo: Anh Son) |
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| It is expected that during her visit, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou will lay a wreath at the Monument to Heroes and Martyrs; lay wreaths and visit the Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh; greet General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong; meet President of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue; attend the document signing ceremony and the press meeting; visit the Temple of Literature and attend some local events. (Photo: Anh Son) |
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| This is the second visit of a President of Greece to Viet Nam, taking place in the context that the traditional friendship between the two countries has been developing well. (Photo: Anh Son) |
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| In an interview with The World & Vietnam Report, Greek Ambassador to Viet Nam Georgios Stilianopoulos affirmed "The visit aims to strengthen and further deepen the existing excellent bilateral relations and cooperation in a number of fields, and that Viet Nam is one of the most dynamic developing countries in Southeast Asia with an active presence in all regional and international forums". (Photo: Anh Son) |
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| The meeting between President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou. (Photo: Anh Son) |
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| In November 2021, Viet Nam's Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan paid an official visit to Greece. During the meeting with President Sakellaropoulou, the two sides agreed to strengthen the exchange of delegations at all levels, aiming to expand bilateral trade, investment, cultural and tourism relations. (Photo: Anh Son) |
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| Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou affirmed that the visit aims to strengthen and deepen bilateral relations and cooperation. (Photo: Anh Son) |
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| After the talks, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and President Katerina Sakellaropoulou attended a press meeting to announce the outcomes of the talks between the two sides. (Photo: Anh Son) |
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