What are regulations on state banquet, and the see-off delegation for the Head of State on a state visit in Vietnam?
What are regulations on state banquet, and the see-off delegation for the Head of State on a state visit in Vietnam?
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State banquet for the Head of State on a state visit in Vietnam
Pursuant to Clause 5, Article 6 of the Decree 18/2022/ND-CP (takes effect 10/4/2022) stipulating state banquet for the Head of State on a state visit in Vietnam as follows:
a) The President of Vietnam shall preside over the banquet;
b) Roll out a carpet from the entrance of the banquet room to the parking place of the vehicle of the Head of State of the guest nation; Arrange honour guard formations in the main hall; and arrange guarding honour guards;
c) Participants:
Vietnamese side: the spouse of the President of Vietnam (if the spouse of the Head of State of the guest nation accompanies him/her), Prime Minister, President of the National Assembly, President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, members of the Government, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi city, President of Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations, President of the Friendship Association of Vietnam and the guest nation, President of Friendship Parliamentary Group of Vietnam and the guest nation, members who participate in the state-level welcome ceremony and meeting, former Vietnamese Ambassadors in the guest country, and special individuals or representatives of the enterprise that have many cooperation with the guest nation;
Vietnamese participants invited to the state banquet shall correspond with the composition of the guest delegation and political requirements of the visit;
Guest side: official members, servants, representatives of enterprises (if any) and a number of diplomats of foreign diplomatic missions of the guest nation;
d) Protocol:
The military band shall play the national anthem melody of the guest nation and Vietnam at the start of the banquet;
The President of Vietnam shall give a welcome speech;
The Head of State of the guest nation shall respond to the speech;
dd) Organization of welcome art performances at the banquet.
The see-off delegation for the Head of State on a state visit in Vietnam
Pursuant to Clause 6, Article 6 of the Decree 18/2022/ND-CP (takes effect 10/4/2022) stipulating the see-off delegation for the Head of State on a state visit in Vietnam as follows:
The see-off delegation at the airport: same as when welcoming.
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