14TH NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM

Japan PM warmly welcomed in Vietnam

Minh Vu

May 02, 2022 / 08:08 AM

This is the first visit to Vietnam by Japanese PM Fumio Kishida since he took office in November 2021.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Hanoi on May 1, demonstrating the strong bond between the two governments and cabinet leaders.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Japan's PM Fumio Kishida in Hanoi on Sunday morning [May 1]. Photos: VGP

PM Kishida is welcomed in honorable reception.

The greeting ceremony takes place in the center of Hanoi in cool weather.

The two PMs are old friends.

The top governments' leaders and delegations of both sides.

Two prime ministers plant a tree.

The tree demonstrates strong and enduring friendship between Vietnam and Japan.

The PMs at the meeting.

Japan's PM Fumio Kishida lays a wreath at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi.

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Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presented his Japanese counterpart with calligraphy illustrating the new motto in bilateral relations.

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