Greek President talks with Vietnamese counterpart
13/10/2008 17:21
Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet held talks with visiting Greek
President Karolos Papoulias in Hanoi today.
The two presidents discussed
bilateral relations, regional and international issues of mutual
concern.
Before the talks, President Treit held a grand welcome ceremony for
President Papoulias, who is on a week-long visit to Vietnam.
The Greek
President is also scheduled to meet with Vietnamese Communist Party General
Secretary Nong Duc Manh, Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong
today.
Bilateral relation between Vietnam and Greece have developed fast over
the past few years. According to Vietnamese figures, two- way trade in the first
eight months this year reached US$ 90 million, which is equal to the value for
the whole 2007.
Xinhua
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