Welcome ceremony held in Hanoi for French Prime Minister

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) shakes hands with his French counterpart Edouard Philippe in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese children greet the two PMs at the welcome ceremony (Photo: VNA)

The Vietnamese and French PMs inspect the guards of honour at the ceremony (Photo: VNA)

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The PMs pose for a photo together with Vietnamese children (Photo: VNA)

They feed the carps in the fishpond in the Presidential Palace in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)

The PMs tour around the Presidential Palace (Photo: VNA)