At exactly 2:30 p.m. on November 8, 2017, the official welcoming ceremony for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took place at the Presidential Palace.
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| The official welcoming ceremony took place at the Presidential Palace. After Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stepped onto the podium, the Military Band played the Canadian and Vietnamese national anthems. |
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| After the flag-raising ceremony, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc invited the Canadian Prime Minister to review the honor guard of the Vietnam People's Army. |
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| The two leaders waved to Vietnamese children. |
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| Vietnam and Canada established diplomatic relations in 1973. The two countries signed a Letter of Intent to strengthen and promote bilateral relations in 2014. Two years later, the two sides agreed to promote relations in seven areas mentioned in the Letter of Intent, especially trade - investment, education - training. |
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| Vietnam and Canada also cooperate in the field of security and defense. In this field, the two countries maintain through exchanges of delegations at all levels, contacts on the sidelines of multilateral forums, through the exchange of experiences, military training and education. |
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| The two countries also cooperate in crime prevention, terrorism, port security, humanitarian relief and immigration. In addition, the two sides also promote cooperation and connection between similar localities such as Ha Tinh province with Langley, Ho Chi Minh City with Toronto, Da Nang with Vancouver. |
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| After the welcoming ceremony, the Canadian Prime Minister held talks with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and will have meetings with leaders of the Party, State and Government of Vietnam to discuss measures to strengthen the Vietnam - Canada Comprehensive Partnership in the coming time. |
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| Vietnam is currently Canada's largest trading partner in the ASEAN bloc. |
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| The visit is expected to set a new milestone, promoting strong development of bilateral relations in the coming time. |
According to VOV
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