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State President Trong hosts welcome ceremony for Sultan of Brunei Darussalam

VGP - Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a welcome ceremony for the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, at the Presidential Palace in Ha Noi on Wednesday morning.

March 27, 2019 12:10 PM GMT+7

Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah's car arrives at the Presidential Palace at 9:30 am. Photo: VGP

Present at the ceremony includes Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, Chairman of the Presidential Office Dao Viet Trung, and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong.

Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah is welcomed by Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo: VGP

Viet Nam and Brunei Darussalam established diplomatic ties in 1992 and the relations have advanced across fields in both bilateral and multilateral aspects.

The two leaders inspect the Guard of Honor. Photo: VGP

This is the second official visit of the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam over the past 20 years, and is expected to help foster the bilateral ties.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong shakes hands with Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Haji Hassanal Bolkiah at the headquarters of the Presidential Palace. Photo: VGP

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The two leaders hold talks. Photo: VGP

The two leaders witness the signing of cooperative documents between the two countries. Photo: VGP

By Ngoc Van