Top Vietnamese leader holds talks with US president in Hanoi

Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on Wednesday held talks with United States President Donald Trump, who is in Hanoi for the second U.S.-North Korea Summit. 

The meeting took place at the Presidential Palace in the Vietnamese capital at 11:00 am.

President Trump expressed his joy that the significant U.S.-North Korea Summit takes place in Vietnam.

General Secretary Trong affirmed that Vietnam had exerted its best efforts to provide the most favorable conditions for a successful summit.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong (R) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre

The two leaders witnessed Vietnamese carriers VietJet and Bamboo Airways sign deals with Boeing Co to buy 110 planes worth more than $15 billion.

Vietjet signed firm order to buy 100 new Boeing 737 Max planes worth $12.7 billion at list price, whereas Bamboo Airways inked a deal to purchase ten planes from the U.S. planemaker.

The two leaders witness the signing of many important documents following their talks. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre

President Trump arrived at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on late Tuesday and was welcomed by Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung, and several other high-ranking officials.

This is the second time the U.S. president has come to Vietnam.

In November 2017, he paid an official visit to Vietnam and attended the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in the central coastal city of Da Nang.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong at the meeting. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre

President Donald Trump is pictured during the talk. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre

Vietnamese students wave the two countries' flags in front of the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre

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