Hanoi children wave flags to welcome President Hollande.

State President Tran Dai Quang presides over the welcoming ceremony.

The two leaders review the guard of honour.

President Quang welcomes Mr Hollande.

Mr Hollande is the third French President to have visited Vietnam since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1973.

Views of talks between President Tran Dai Quang and President Francois Hollande. 

Mr Hollande accompanied on the trip with Minister of State André Vallini (seated right of Hollande) and Minister of State in charge of Commerce Martine Pinville (seated left).

President Tran Dai Quang and President Hollande chair a joint press conference.

President Hollande meets Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

He talks to students at the Vietnam National University-Hanoi (VNU-Hanoi).

President Hollande visits the old quarter accompanied by (from left to right) French Ambassador to Vietnam, the Ambassador’s wife, and Prof. Ngo Bao Chau.

President Hollande pays a courtesy visit to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

He meets National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan