President of Viet Nam visits New Zealand

  • <span class="title">Wellington College students</span><br/>The President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Nguyen Minh Triet, was formally welcomed to New Zealand with a State Welcome at Government House in Wellington on 11 September 2007. As a part of the formal welcome, students from neighbouring Wellington College performed a Maori haka. The President is pictured being introduced to members of the haka party by the Governor-General of New Zealand, the Hon Anand Satyanand.
  • <span class="title">Guard of Honour</span><br/>The President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Nguyen Minh Triet, was formally welcomed to New Zealand with a State Welcome at Government House in Wellington on 11 September 2007. Pictured is the Honour Guard from the New Zealand Defence Forces which the President inspected
  • <span class="title">Bilateral discussions</span><br/>The President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Nguyen Minh Triet, was formally welcomed to New Zealand with a State Welcome at Government House in Wellington on 11 September 2007. It was the first visit by a President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to New Zealand. The President is pictured discussing relations between New Zealand and Viet Nam with the Governor-General, the Hon Anand Satyanand.
  • <span class="title">Maori challenge</span><br/>The President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Nguyen Minh Triet, was formally welcomed to New Zealand with a State Welcome at Government House in Wellington on 11 September 2007. It was the first visit by a President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to New Zealand. The President and his party are pictured receiving a formal Maori challenge.
  • <span class="title">New Ambassador for Viet Nam presents his credentials</span><br/>A few days before the arrival of the President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, the new Ambassador for Viet Nam, HE Vuong Hai Nam, presented his credentials to the Governor-General, the Hon Anand Satyanand, at Government House in Auckland on 4 September 2007.

The President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Nguyen Minh Triet, was formally welcomed to New Zealand with a State Welcome at Government House in Wellington on 11 September 2007.