Welcome ceremony for Vietnamese Party, State leader in Vientiane
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Vientiane on February 24 morning, beginning an official friendly visit to Laos.
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The top Vietnamese leader and his entourage were welcomed at Wattay International Airport by Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the LPRP Central Committee Phankham Viphavanh; Politburo member, Secretary and Mayor of Vientiane Sinlavong Khutphaythoun; and many other Lao officials and Vietnamese Embassy staff as well as Lao people.
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On the Vietnamese side, the welcoming guests included Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung, a large number of embassy staff, overseas Vietnamese representatives and Vietnamese students in Laos.
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Vietnam Business Association representatives in Laos welcome the Party General Secretary and President at the airport.
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The Vientiane people wave flags welcoming the convoy of Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong.
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Large- size portraits of Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and his Lao counterpart Bounhang Vorachith on many streets of Vientiane capital.
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General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President Bounnhang Vorachith hosts an official welcome ceremony for Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and his entourage.
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The two leaders inspect the guards of honour.
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Both leaders are due to have talks following the welcome ceremony.
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