Belarus Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko welcomed President Quang at the airport. |
Two young Belarusian ladies dressed in traditional costumes waited at the air stairs offering bread and salt to President Quang and his wife in a traditional welcoming ceremony to show the respect and hospitality of Belarusians for the distinguished guests. |
Immediately after his arrival in Minsk, the President met representatives of the Belarus-Vietnam Friendship Association and Belarusian war veterans who joined Vietnam in its patriotic war. |
President Quang expressed his gratitude to Belarusian war veterans who, together with other military specialists from the former Soviet Union, had helped Vietnam in its war for independence and freedom. |
