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Photos: Vietnamese Prime Minister hosts official welcome ceremony for Belarusian counterpart
VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted an official welcome ceremony for his Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko at the Presidential Palace in Ha Noi on December 8.
This is the first time Prime Golovchenko visits Viet Nam since he took office in 2020.
The visit takes place at a time when the two countries are celebrating the 31st founding anniversary of their diplomatic relations (1992 - 2023) and the 66th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's first visit to Minsk (1957 - 2023).
At the welcome ceremony, the two leaders inspect the guard of honor
They visit a photo exhibition featuring the land and people of Viet Nam and Belarus, and their good relations.
Viet Nam and Belarus set up diplomatic ties in January 1992. Belarus opened its embassy in Viet Nam in 1998, and Viet Nam’s embassy was set up in Belarus five years later.
The two-way trade volume reaches US$ 114 million in 2022.