Photos feature Vietnam-UK diplomatic relations

Vietnam and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland set up diplomatic relations on September 11, 1973. Since then, they have enjoyed robust achievements in the bilateral relations.

Speaker of the House of Commons of the UK B.Butly Boothroyd welcomed Chairman of the Vientamese National Assembly Nong Duc Manh on January 28, 1993 in London (Photo: VNA)

A welcome ceremony was held for Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet and a delegation from the Vietnamese Government on July 5, 1993 (Photo: VNA)

UK Princess Anne Elizabeth visited the Temple of Literature in Hanoi during her visit to Vietnam from March 2-6, 1994 (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cam and UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Douglas Hurd signed an agreement on the UK Government’s sponsorship programme for Vietnam on September 15, 1994 (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister Phan Van Khai met with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair on April 4, 1998 when he came to the UK to attend the 2nd Asia-European Meeting (Photo: VNA)

President Tran Duc Luong and his spouse met Queen Elizabeth II during their official visit to the country from May 22-26, 2004 (Photo: VNA)

Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Van An visited the University of Oxford on March 21, 2005 (Photo: VNA)

President Tran Duc Luong welcomed Prince Andrew, Duke of York, on June 5, 2006 (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met and held talks with his UK counterpart Gordon Brown on March 5, 2008 during his official visit to the country (Photo: VNA)

Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Sinh Hung met and worked with Speaker of the House of Commons of the UK John Bercow during his official visit to the European country on December 8, 2011 (Photo: VNA)

Students of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam welcomed UK former Prime Minister Tony Blair on October 15, 2012.
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong on January 22, 2013.
(Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on July 29, 2015 welcomed his UK counterpart David Cameron who paid an official visit to Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue hosted Minister of State for Trade Mark Ian Price in Hanoi on October 19, 2016. (Photo: VNA)

Senior Lieutenant General Pham Ngoc Minh, Deputy Chief of the Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, held talks with Major General Martin Bricknell, Director of the Medical Policy & Operational Capability at the UK Ministry of Defence, on January 20, 2017. (Photo: VNA)

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