VietNamNet Bridge - US President Barack Obama has arrived in Vietnam for a three-day official visit beginning May 23.


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President Barack Obama at Noi Bai International Airport.


Obama is the third US President to visit Vietnam since the two countries normalised their relations in 1995, following Bill Clinton in 2000 and George W.Bush in 2006.

The President’s visit to Vietnam is expected to enhance the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership, boost the implementation of high-level agreements reached by the two countries, seek measures as well as orientations to boost the bilateral ties, and discuss regional and international issues of shared concern.

The Vietnam-US relationship has seen major developments over the past 21 years.

Links in security-defence, education, science-technology, and climate change prevention between the two countries made significant progresses with the signing of the Joint Vision Statement in 2015.

Two-way trade increased 90 times to 45 billion USD last year, and the figure is expected to rise further after the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement is officially approved.

Some pictures of the US President in Hanoi, taken by VietNamNet reporters:

 

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A photo shared on the Facebook of the US Embassy in Hanoi: President Obama was already in Hanoi.

 

 

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Obama waves his hand before leaving the airport.


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The convoy leaves the airport.

 

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The US President on the way from Noi Bai International Airport to Hanoi center. Photo: Quyet Thang


 

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Hanoi people welcome Obama. Photo: Hoang Long

 

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Photo: Pham Tran

 

 

 
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Photo: Reuters

 

 

 

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Photo: Pham Tran

 

 

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The plane of US President landed on the runway of Noi Bai Airport: Photo: Quyet Thang

 

 

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Photo: Pham Hai
 

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About 60 foreign and local reporters waited for Obama at the airport.

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Photo: Pham Tran

 
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Security staff at Noi Bai Airport

 

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Reporters at the airport. Photo: Pham Tran

 





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Specialized cars waited for the US President at the airport

 

 

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The cars of US Secretary of State John Kerry on the way from Noi Bai to Hanoi center.

 

 
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US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived at Noi Bai Airport at 6.40pm, yesterday, several hours before President Obama. Photo: Pham Hai

 
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At 6pm, the cars of the US Embassy was at the airport to welcome John Kerry.

 

 
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US security staff at the airport.

Photo: Pham Hai



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