Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosts welcome ceremony for Japanese counterpart
VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a welcome ceremony for Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio at the Presidential Palace in Ha Noi on Sunday morning.
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Prime Minister Kishida is on two-day official visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Photo: VGP
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This is Kishida's first official visit to Viet Nam since he became the Prime Minister of Japan in October last year. Photo: VGP
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The visit takes place in the context that the relationship between the two countries is at best stage of mutual trust. Photo: VGP
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Following the welcome ceremony, the two Prime Ministers walks to the Government Office where they have summit meeting to discuss ways to further strengthen the Viet Nam-Japan relations. Photo: VGP
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The pair plant a tree in the campus of the headquarters of the Government Office, Ha Noi capital, Viet Nam, Sunday, May 1, 2022. Photo: VGP
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After the summit meeting, Prime Minister Kishida lays wreath at the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ha Noi, Sunday, May 1, 2022. Photo: VGP
![Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosts welcome ceremony for Japanese counterpart - Ảnh 7. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosts welcome ceremony for Japanese counterpart - Ảnh 7.](https://bcp.cdnchinhphu.vn/344443456812359680/2022/5/1/j10-1651402359193264328901.jpeg)
Photo: VGP