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Timor-Leste President arrives in Hanoi, beginning state visit to Vietnam

President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta arrived in Hanoi on July 31 evening, beginning his four-day state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President To Lam.

President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta (front row, left) arrived in Hanoi on July 31 evening, beginning his four-day state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President To Lam. (Photo: VNA)
President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta (front row, left) arrived in Hanoi on July 31 evening, beginning his four-day state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President To Lam. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta arrived in Hanoi on July 31 evening, beginning his four-day state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President To Lam.

He was welcomed at Noi Bai International Airport by Chairman of the Presidential Office Le Khanh Hai, Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet, Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste Ta Van Thong, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen, and senior officials.

Since the establishment of the bilateral diplomatic ties in 2002, Timor-Leste high-ranking leaders have paid three official visits to Vietnam, one by President Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao in August 2005, another by President José Ramos-Horta in 2010, and the latest by Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao in September 2013.

This trip by President José Ramos-Hort will be the fourth high-ranking visit. It will be a chance for both sides to continue discussing measures to boost cooperation and deepen the bilateral relations, thereby tightening their traditional friendship./.

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