VietNamNet Bridge – Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong on January 23 arrived in London to pay an official visit to the UK at the invitation of Prime Minister David Cameron.

At the British Prime Minister palace at No. 10 Downing Street, British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed and held talks with Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong.

The two leaders discussed and agreed on measures to further promote cooperation between the two countries, especially in the fields of trade, shipping, banking and finance, education, ... striving to bring the two countries' trade volume to US$ 4 billion this year.

On this occasion, the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding on exchange of immigration information between the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam and the UK Border Agency, English-UK 2013 action plan, the agreement between the two Ministries of Defense on the establishment of a bilateral working group, the memorandum of understanding on the establishment of the Vietnam-UK University in Da Nang.

Some pictures of Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong in London:

British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong

Mr. Trong talked to officers and employees of the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese community in the UK.

He placed flowers at the President Ho Chi Minh commemoration plate in the New Zealand building on Hay Market Street.

He took photos with the leaders of the Vietnam’s Friend Network.

Photo: VNA, VOV, Reuters