Vietnamese, Belarusian PMs visit Hanoi Flag Tower, enjoy coffee
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko visited the Hanoi Flag Tower, an iconic relic in the capital city, and enjoyed Vietnamese coffee at noon on December 8 following their talks within the framework of the latter’s official visit to Vietnam.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko visit the Hanoi Flag Tower. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Belarusiancounterpart Roman Golovchenko visited the Hanoi Flag Tower, an iconic relic inthe capital city, and enjoyed Vietnamese coffee at noon on December 8 followingtheir talks within the framework of the latter’s official visit to Vietnam.
PM Chinh briefed his guest on thehistory and significance of the flag tower and several other cultural and historicalworks, and the Vietnamese people’s nation building and safeguarding tradition.
The Hanoi Flag Tower was built at the beginning of the 19th century, and is now locatedon Dien Bien Phu street. To date, the national cultural and historical relicsite has become a destination attractive to both domestic and foreign tourists.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and his Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko. (Photo: VNA)
The two PMs then enjoyed Vietnamese coffeeat a shop at the foot of the flag tower.
While in Vietnam from December 6-9, PMGolovchenko is also scheduled to meet high-ranking leaders of the VietnameseParty and State to exchange views on ways to enhance the bilateral relationshipin the time ahead, making it more intensive, extensive, practical andeffective, along with other issues of shared concern. He is expected to visit someVietnamese localities./.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko visit the Hanoi Flag Tower. (Photo: VNA) 
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and his Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko. (Photo: VNA) 
