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Greek President arrives in Hanoi for official visit to Vietnam

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and a high-ranking delegation of Greece arrived in Hanoi on May 15 afternoon, beginning their four-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Greek President arrives in Hanoi for official visit to Vietnam ảnh 1President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and a high-ranking delegation of Greece arrived in Hanoi on May 15 afternoon. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Greek President KaterinaSakellaropoulou and a high-ranking delegation of Greece arrived in Hanoi on May 15 afternoon, beginning their four-dayofficial visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Present at the welcome ceremony for the GreekPresident and her entourage at Noi Bai International Airport were Head ofthe Presidential Office Le Khanh Hai, Vietnamese Ambassador to Greece Le HongTruong, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu, and other representatives fromthe Vietnamese Ministry of Foreihn Affairs and the Greek Embassy in Hanoi.

During her stay in Vietnam, President Sakellaropoulou isscheduled to pay tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum and fallensoldiers at Heroic Martyrs’ Monument in Hanoi.

She will hold talks with President Nguyen Xuan Phuc,pay a courtesy visit to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and meet withNational Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

The Greek President will also witness the signing ofdocuments, meet with the press, visit Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of LiteratureComplex) in Hanoi, and attend some events in localities.

The visit takes place in the context that the Vietnam-Greece traditional friendship is developing fruitfully, with conversations andmeetings between the two countries’ leaders maintained despite impacts of theCOVID-19 pandemic.

It is expected to contribute to consolidatingpolitical trust and deepening the multi-faceted cooperation between the twocountries.

Vietnam and Greece established diplomatic ties onApril 15, 1975. Greece opened its embassy in Hanoi in March 2007, while Vietnamopened its embassy in Athens in December 2010 and officially inaugurated it onMarch 26, 2012.

Two-way trade has grown rapidly over the past fiveyears, surpassing 446 million USD in 2021, up 33 percent year-on-year. Notably,Vietnam’s exports to Greece have expanded strongly and the country has alwaysrun a large trade surplus with Greece./.
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