State welcome ceremony for Mr. Xi Jinping at the Presidential Palace

The Presidential Palace was ablaze with the red flags of Vietnam and China on the afternoon of April 14. Not far away, the artillery team was ready to fire 21 cannons to welcome General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping.

Children waved Vietnamese and Chinese flags at the Presidential Palace during the welcoming ceremony for Chinese General Secretary and President Xi Jinping. The welcoming ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. this afternoon - Photo: NGUYEN KHANH

On the afternoon of April 14, roads near Ba Dinh Square, the Party Central Committee headquarters and the Presidential Palace such as Hung Vuong and Doc Lap were blocked to prepare for the state welcoming ceremony for General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping.

Inside the Presidential Palace, the military band and the honor guard of the Vietnam People's Army marched in groups to their designated positions.

A large number of Vietnamese, Chinese and international reporters stood at two high platforms on the left and right of the Presidential Palace grounds, waiting for the appearance of the Vietnamese and Chinese leaders.

Outside the main gate of the Presidential Palace , along Hung Vuong Street and the intersection between Hung Vuong Street and Hoang Van Thu Street, many layers of people stood waiting with flags and flowers in their hands to welcome the leaders of the two countries.

At the Thang Long Imperial Citadel area, the ceremonial artillery team of the Vietnam People's Army also stood in line, waiting for the signal to fire 21 cannon salutes at the exact moment the national anthems of Vietnam and China were played at the Presidential Palace.

Sixteen months ago, on December 12, 2023, a state welcome ceremony for General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping also took place solemnly at the Presidential Palace.

This state visit from April 14 to 15 marks the fourth time Mr. Xi Jinping has returned to Vietnam as head of the Chinese Party and State.

This is also the second time Mr. Xi Jinping has visited Vietnam during his term after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2022.

Previously, right after arriving in Hanoi at noon on April 14, General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping sent a message to the leaders, people and press of Vietnam.

In it, he sent his respectful and sincere greetings to the leaders and people of Vietnam, recalling the close relationship between the two countries in the past.

General Secretary and President of China - Xi Jinping waves to Chinese people living and studying in Vietnam when landing at Noi Bai airport at noon on April 14 - Photo: NGUYEN KHANH

He reiterated that during his state visit to Vietnam in 2023, the two sides announced the establishment of a China-Vietnam Community of Shared Future, which has strategic significance, bringing the relationship between the two Parties and two countries into a new stage of development.

This year is also the year the two countries celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the Year of China-Vietnam People-to-People Friendship Exchange. Therefore, according to him, "The China-Vietnam Community of Shared Future is facing new development opportunities."

The Chinese leader stressed that on a new starting point, China is ready to walk side by side with Vietnam, always remembering the initial friendship, sharing the historical mission, and seizing the opportunities of the times.

At the same time, promote bilateral cooperation to new heights, with a wider scope and greater depth, to bring more practical benefits to the people of the two countries, while actively contributing to peace, stability and development in the region and the world.

"I hope that through this visit, I will have the opportunity to have in-depth discussions with Vietnamese leaders on strategic, comprehensive and long-term issues in the relationship between the two Parties and two countries, as well as international and regional issues of mutual concern, thereby jointly outlining a new cooperation plan for the building of a China-Vietnam Community of Shared Future in the new era," General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping expressed.

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