Spanish State Visit to Vietnam: February 18-21, 2006

[lula]

Visit of State of Their Majestys the Kings to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam, of the 18 to the 21 of February of 2006

Their Majestys Kings make visit for the first time from State Vietnam, taking care of the invitation of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Tran Duc Luang


Visit of State of Their Majestys the Kings to the Kingdom of Thailand
Thailand, of the 21 to the 24 of February of 2006

Second Visit of State of Their Majestys Kings to Thailand, after whom they made from the 17 to the 22 of November of 1987, taking care of the invitation of Bhumibol His Majesty the King of Thailand

 

[lula]

http://actualidad.terra.es/nacional/articulo/empresarios_vietnam_tailandia_688161.htm

Businessmen will go Vietnam and Thailand to reinforce commercial relation

A delegation of the CEOE will accompany the Kings of Spain in their visit to Vietnam and Thailand from February 19 to February 23, in order to stimulate the investments and the commercial relations with these Asian countries.
During the stay of the managerial Spanish delegation in Hanoi and Bangkok there will take place managerial bilateral meetings in that there will take part, besides the King Juan Carlos, different authorities of the economic and managerial area of the mentioned countries.
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http://www.prensalatina.com.mx/Article.asp?ID=%7BFEFBF914-E8A8-43DC-A19E-F5C53759A4BC%7D&language=ES

Spanish monarch will realize an official visit to Vietnam

Hanoi, 17 ene (PL) The kings of Spain, Juan Carlos I and Dona Sofía will realize an official visit to Vietnam in next February accompanied of executives of approximately 30 big companies of the peninsular country, it announced officially a diplomatic source.

This one will be the first trip of the monarches to the Indo-Chinese country, with which Spain supports diplomatic and commercial fluid relations from 1997, but considered still insufficient for Madrid.
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http://www.prensalatina.com.mx/Article.asp?ID=%7B9749A152-EE93-41AE-8813-98879CE59E55%7D&language=ES

Spain and Vietnam will sign agreements of cooperation

Hanoi, 16 feb (PL) Several agreements of cooperation, between them one of protection of investments, will sign Vietnam and Spain in occasion of the official visit that the kings Juan Carlos and Sofia will realize here from February 19 to February 21, it promised to be today officially.

According to sources of the Vietnamese chancery, the monarches will travel accompanied by the chancellor Michael Angel Moratinos, governmental civil servants and representatives of about 40 big Spanish companies.


They will remain both in Vietnam on February 20 and 21, while the businessmen will take part in an economic forum organized by the Spanish embassy to support meetings with local businessmen.
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[fanletizia]

Visit to Vietnam

Their Majestys the Kings will divide for Hanoi Saturday, 18 of February, to arrive at the Vietnamese capital Sunday, day 19.

The anticipated official activities:


Monday, 20 of February,

Official welcome of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and his wife in the gardens of the Presidential Palace.
Next, individual encounter between Their Majestys will be celebrated and the Vietnamese Chief of State and his wife, and later, Don Juan Carlos with President Tran Duc Luang.
Later, a series in agreements between Spain and Vietnam will be signed. Later, the Kings will move to the Monument to the Martyrs, where they will make a floral offering.
They will continue his activities visiting the Temple of Literature Van Mieu. Once concluded the visit, an encounter in the Center will be celebrated the International of Conventions with Prime minister of Vietnam, Mr. Phan Van Khai, that will next offer a lunch in honor of Its Majestys.
In the evening, Don Juan Carlos will meet with the President of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Van An, in the House of Guests of the Government, and later, with the Secretary General of the Communist Party, Mr. Nong Du Manh, in the Central Building of the Communist Party.
Parallelly, Her Majesty the Queen will visit the Union of Vietnamese Women. The activities of Monday will conclude with a supper offered in honor of Their Majestys the Kings by the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the House of Guests of the Government, who will go followed of the attendance a spectacle in the House of the Opera.

Tuesday, 21 of February,

His Majesty the King Hispano-Vietnamita, accompanied by Vice Prime Minister by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mr. Vu Khoan will inaugurate in the Meliá Hotel the I Enterprise Encounter.
Later, Their Majestys will visit the Technical Office of Cooperacio'n (OTC), that depends on the Spanish Agency of Cooperacio'n Internacional (AECI). Once finalized, they will move to the Hotel Sofitel Metropole, where they will offer a reception to the resident Spanish colectivity in Vietnam.
After this activity, they will move to the Airport Noi-Bai de Hanoi, where the official ceremony of goodbye will be celebrated, that will full stop put to Visita of State of Its Majestys the Kings Vietnam.

www.casareal.es

 

[purple_platinum]

it's a very promising visit to Vietnam... and especially Thailand.
they're going to visit some prominent places. it would be interesting to see the ending of their visit in Chitralada Villa, as it usually very private from public.
thanks for the detail information, lula..

 

[fanletizia]

The Kings retake the visits of State to the foreigner with a trip from six days to Vietnam and Thailand

The Kings, Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía, today retake the visits of State to the foreigner with a trip of six days by Southeast Asia that will take to them in the first place to Vietnam and after Thailand.
The last trip of State of the Kings took place in January of 2005 and the chosen country was Morocco. After it they visited in March the offices of the UN and the seats of the international organisms in Geneva (Swiss), as well as the European Parliament and the European Commission in April, month in which they also moved to the Vatican and Monaco for the respective funerales of the Pope Juan Pablo II and Prince Rainiero. In April of this year they have predicted to visit France and Jordan.

The president of the Government, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, will dismiss this 18:30 late hours to the Kings to the Pavilion of State of the Airport of Barajas. Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía will travel accompanied of the minister of Outer Subjects, Miguel Moratinos Angel, and of an ample enterprise delegation headed by the president of CEOE, Jose Maria Cuevas.

http://actualidad.terra.es/internacional/articulo/reyes_estado_vietnam_tailandia_742625.htm

 

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The Kings dismissed by the President of Governement in the airport of Madrid

from terra

 

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The Kings arrive to Hanoi, Vietnam. The visit will begin oficially tomorrow.

from terra

 

[fanletizia]

The Kings arrive at Hanoi for his first visit from State to Vietnam Hanoi, 19 feb

The Kings of Spain arrived today at the 15,30 hours (08,30 GMT) to the airport of Hanoi to initiate his tomorrow first visit from State to Vietnam, with which they will intensify the bilateral political relations and they will both promote a greater economic and cultural cooperation between countries.

To their arrival to the Noi-Bai aerodrome of the Vietnamese capital, Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía was received by the director of the Office of the President of the Republic, Nguyen Van Chien, and the vice-minister of Outer Subjects, Him Cong Phung, as well as by the ambassador of Vietnam in Madrid, Nguyen Xuan Phong, and the one of Spain in Hanoi, Gonzalo Ortiz.

The Kings, to those who accompany in this trip the Spanish minister by Outer Subjects, Miguel Moratinos Angel, and an important delegation of industralists, were transferred directly from the airport to the centric hotel of Hanoi where they will remain lodged during his stay in the Vietnamese capital.

http://es.news.yahoo.com/19022006/185/reyes-llegan-hanoi-visita-vietnam.html

 

[fanletizia]

The Kings arrive to Vietnam

from canarias7

 

[fanletizia]

Video of the Kings leaving Spain, from antena3

http://www.antena3.com/a3noticias/servlet/Noticias?destino=../a3n/noticia/noticia.jsp&sidicom=si&id=10630586

 

[lula]

From reuters via yahoo

 

[lula]

From AP via yahoo

 

[purple_platinum]

from ANP

1 - Visiting Spanish King Juan Carlos (3rd L) stands talking to Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong (C) as they witness the signing of a bilateral agreement by Vietnamese Plan and Investments Minister Vo Hong Phuc (R) and Spanish Minister of Trade and Tourism Pedro Mejia Gomez (2nd L) in front of a bust of late president Ho Chi Minh at the presidential palace in Hanoi, 20 February 2006, while Spain's Queen Sofia (far L) looks on. The king arrived here 19 February, 2006 for a three-day official visit aimed at boosting bilateral ties. AFP PHOTO/HOANG DINH Nam

2 - Spanish King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain light incense at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, 20 February 2006. The Spanish royal couple are on a three-day visit to the Vietnamese capital. EPA/JULIAN ABRAM WAINWRIGHT

 

[fanletizia]

The Kings have initiated his first visit from State to Vietnam invoking "to the sky, to the Earth and the man" in an old school in which he was educated to the young officials held in low esteem in the ideas of Confucius. Don Juan Carlos expressed its confidence in which the visit serves to foment the Spanish investments in this country. In addition, the King praised, before prime minister of this Socialist Republic of Southeast Asia, Phan Van Khai, the policy of changes initiated in Vietnam almost two decades ago, that have ended "at important reforms and the opening to the outside". Although the Kings in the evening arrived Sunday at Hanoi, has been this Monday when the president of Vietnam, Tran Duc Luang, gave the official welcome them in the Presidential Palace

from telecinco

 

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Kings bang a giant drum during a visit to the Temple of Literature in Hanoi on Monday Feb. 20, 2006(1 and 2)

from polfoto

 

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State President Tran Duc Luong of Viet Nam and King Juan Carlos I of Spain reached consensus on three directions for bilateral cooperation during their talks in Ha Noi on Feb. 20.
The talks began with President Luong's welcoming speech, which described King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia's visit as important for both bilateral and multilateral ties.

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The Spanish King promised to help promote Spanish training in Viet Nam, as "the language is an effective instrument" for the Southeast Asian nation to facilitate ties with Spain and the Spanish-speaking community.

"Spain will continue giving priority status to Viet Nam among Asian partners and supporting Viet Nam in its bid to join the World Trade Organisation as well as its candidacy for non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council for the 2008-09 term," King Carlos I emphasised.

http://www.vnanet.vn/NewsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=29&NEWS_ID=187041

 

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King Juan Carlos is welcomed by Vietnam's National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An (L) and National Assembly's deputies at the Ba Dinh hall in Hanoi February 20, 2006 (1, 2 and 4)

Vietnam's General Secretary of the Communist Party Nong Duc Manh (R) talks with Spain's King Juan Carlos at the Party's Head Office in Hanoi February 20, 2006 (3)

yahoo/reuters

 

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Images from getty

 

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King Juan Carlos (L) jokes with a Vietnamese tour guide while Queen Sofia of Spain (R) listens during a tour at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, 20 February 2006.

from belga

 

[Paty]

Their Majestys the Kings make for the first time Visita from State Vietnam, taking care of the invitation of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Tran Duc Luang
Their Majestys the Kings divided for Hanoi Saturday, 18 of February, and they arrived at the Noi-Bai aerodrome from the Vietnamese capital Sunday, day 19.
Don Juan Carlos and Doa Sofa was received by the Director of the Office of the President of the Republic, Nguyen Van Chien, the Vice-minister of Outer Subjects, Him Cong Phung, as well as by the ambassador of Vietnam in Madrid, Nguyen Xuan Phong, and the one of Spain in Hanoi, Gonzalo Ortiz.
The anticipated official activities began Monday, 20 of February, with the official welcome of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and its wife in the gardens of the Presidential Palace. Next, individual encounter between Their Majestys were celebrated and the Vietnamese Chief of State and his wife, and later, Don Juan Carlos with President Tran Duc Luang. While this interview passed, Doa Sofa visited the house of Ho Chi Minh, that one is within the enclosure of the Presidential Palace.
Next it took place, in the presence of Its Majestys the Kings and of the President of Vietnam, the company/signature in the following agreements between both countries: Agreement of Promotion and Mutual cover of Inversiones (APPRI), Program of Sports, Memorando of bilingual dictionary Espaol-Vietnamita, Agreement Vietnamese EFE-Agencia Agency of Noticias (VNA).
Later, the Kings moved to the Monument to the Martyrs, where they made a floral offering.
They continued the activities with a visit to the Temple of Literature Van Mieu, first National University of Vietnam. It was founded on 1070, and dedicated to venerate Confucius. He is one of more important the historical and cultural spaces of Vietnam. Between its monuments, it counts on tablets placed on erected stone turtles between 1484 and 1780 with the inscriptions of the 1307 doctors honored in that period, in addition to the Thai seat Sickle, constructed in 2000 in honor of three Vietnamese kings. Accompanied by its director, Mr.. Pham Your, they contemplated the Great Porch, the pavilion Khue Van, the stone tablets and the Thai seat Sickle.
Once concluded the visit, the Kings were transferred to the House of Guests of the Government, where they met with Prime minister of Vietnam, Mr.. Phan Van Khai, that it next offered a lunch in honor of Its Majestys. With this reason, Don Juan Carlos, in its toast, it made a review of the lines of performance in the bilateral relations, trusting that this Visita of State "contributes to foment the investment and to extend the volume and balance of our interchanges".
In the evening, Don Juan Carlos will meet with the President of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mr.. Nguyen Van An, in the National Assembly, and later, with the Secretary General of the Communist Party, Mr.. Nong Du Manh, in the Central Building of the Communist Party. Parallelly, Her Majesty the Queen will visit the Union of Vietnamese Women.
The activities of Monday will conclude with a supper offered in honor of Their Majestys the Kings by the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the Opera house of Hanoi, that it will go followed of Vietnamese a cultural spectacle of folclore and the performance of the Flamenco Ballet of Eva Marijuana.
Tuesday, 21 of February, His Majesty the King will inaugurate in the Meli Hotel the I Enterprise Encounter Hispano-Vietnamita, accompanied by Vice Prime Minister by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mr.. Vu Khoan.
Later, Their Majestys will visit the Technical Office of Cooperacio'n (OTC), that it depends on the Spanish Agency of Cooperacio'n Internacional (AECI). Once finalized, they will move to the Hotel Sofitel Metropole, where they will offer a reception to the resident Spanish colectivity in Vietnam.
After this activity, they will move to the Airport Noi-Bai de Hanoi, where the official ceremony of goodbye will be celebrated, that it will full stop put to Visita of State of Its Majestys the Kings Vietnam.


Images and Text from Casa Real

 

[veyonce]

From abaca press

 

[mtbcm]

EL Mundo.es has an album with some pictures from this visit... Since most are very similar to those posted by fanletizia (Thank you fan ) I will just post the link:

http://www.elmundo.es/albumes/2006/02/20/visita_vietnam/index.html​

Enjoy!

mtbcm

 

[fanletizia]

Spanish Queen Sofia has pledged to contribute more to further promoting relations between Spanish and Vietnamese women by participating in international projects for rural women's advancement and to develop small credit funds for household economy for the poor.
The Queen said so at a meeting with Ha Thi Khiet, President of the Viet Nam Women's Association (VWA) in Ha Noi on Feb. 20, during an official visit to Viet Nam by King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia

http://www.vnagency.com.vn/NewsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=29&NEWS_ID=187060

 

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Interview and Lunch offered by Prime Minister (1)

and images of the trip with bigger size

from yahoo/afp

 

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Queen Sofía visits the Museum of the Woman

from terra

 

[purple_platinum]

wow... Queen Sofia is really blending in...
that is a very striking & vibrant colour she's wearing today..

 

[fanletizia]

Gala dinner offered by the President of Vietnam

from terra

 

[fanletizia]

Hanoi, 20 feb. -

The King today animated to redouble efforts for "impelling without delay" the economic relations and cultural Hispanic-Vietnameses and endorsed the way undertaken by the authorities of Hanoi to advance in the institutional reforms and the opening to the market economy.
Don Juan Carlos emphasized the bet of Spain to foment the enterprise presence and the cultural cooperation with Vietnam during the supper in full dress offered by the Vietnamese president, Tran Duc Luong, with occasion of the first official visit from the Kings to this country of Southeast Asia.
The Chief of State of Vietnam chose for this protocolic act the House of Opera de Hanoi, the same scene in which, after the supper, she was present at next to the Kings and accompanied of his wife a representation of folclore local and a performance of the flamenco ballet of Eva Marijuana, spectacle with which Spain wishes to intensify the curiosity by the Spanish culture between the Vietnamese.

http://es.news.yahoo.com/20022006/1...inversiones-apoya-reformas-nuevo-vietnam.html

 

[fanletizia]

Bigger images of afternoon and night activities,

www.casareal.es

 

[Juanita]

Thank you for the photos!!!
The Queen looks beautiful in all the outfits!!