In pictures: PM Pham Minh Chinh hosts welcome ceremony for visiting Belarusian counterpart

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a welcome ceremony for Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko on December 9 morning at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko.

Overview of the Presidential Palace, the venue of the welcome ceremony.

Overview of the Presidential Palace, the venue of the welcome ceremony.

The motorcade carrying Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko to the Presidential Palace.

The motorcade carrying Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko to the Presidential Palace.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko perform the flag salute ceremony.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko perform the flag salute ceremony.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko review the guard of honour.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko review the guard of honour.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh introduces members of the Vietnamese delegation to Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh introduces members of the Vietnamese delegation to Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko.

Children wave flags to the two Prime Ministers.

Children wave flags to the two Prime Ministers.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh introduces photos of socio-economic cooperation between the two countries to his Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh introduces photos of socio-economic cooperation between the two countries to his Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the talks with his Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the talks with his Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and members of the Vietnamese government at the talks.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and members of the Vietnamese government at the talks.

Overview of the talks.

Overview of the talks.

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko speaks at the talks.

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko speaks at the talks.

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko and members of the Belarusian government at the talks.

Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko and members of the Belarusian government at the talks.

Photos: NDO/Tran Hai