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15:01, 02-Nov-2017
Chinese FM Wang Yi meets Vietnamese counterpart during two-day Hanoi visit
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi on Thursday to discuss China-Vietnam relations as well as international and regional issues.
Wang is paying an official visit to Vietnam from November 2 to 3, at the invitation of Minh, Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) attends a meeting with Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at the Government Office in Hanoi, Vietnam, November 2, 2017. /Reuters Photo
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) attends a meeting with Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at the Government Office in Hanoi, Vietnam, November 2, 2017. /Reuters Photo
The Chinese foreign minister is also scheduled to meet with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and the General Secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong during the two-day visit, announced Chinese Foreign Ministry today.
Wang's visit comes days before Vietnam kicks off APEC's (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Economic Leader's Week, an event which will also see Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in attendance.
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