Vietnamese premier, US president have working lunch in Hanoi
Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 16:10 GMT+7
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received U.S. President Donald Trump in Hanoi on Wednesday afternoon, before they enjoyed a working lunch together with their personnel.
The reception took place at the Government Office in the Vietnamese capital at 11:50 am, as part of President Trump’s trip to Hanoi for the second U.S.-North Korea Summit.
The U.S. leader had joined talks with General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong at the Presidential Palace earlier the same day.
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomes President Donald Trump at the Government Office. Photo: Viet Dung / Tuoi Tre |
PM Phuc and President Trump had a working lunch with five courses featuring Vietnam’s traditional dishes, according to CNN.
Some of the dishes included deep fried Hanoi-style spring rolls with shrimp, pork, vermicelli and vegetables, grilled cod fish, or cha ca, and steamed sticky glutinous rice with shrimp wrapped in a lotus leaf.
Their dessert consisted of lotus seeds, longans, and white wood-ear mushrooms served warm and in a light sugary syrup.
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomes President Donald Trump at the Government Office. Photo: Viet Dung / Tuoi Tre |
After the meal, the U.S. president returned to his hotel in Hanoi and is expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at around 5:55 pm on the same day.
The high-profile leaders will meet at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi and have a 20-minute one-on-one conversation before a dinner scheduled to last just over an hour and a half, according to the White House.
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| The two leaders wave national flags along with a group of Vietnamese children. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre |
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) shakes hands with President Donald Trump. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre |
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