Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (front, third, left) and Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping (front, second, left) at the inauguration of the Vietnam-China Friendship Palace on November 12, 2017 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –A ceremony was held on November 21 to hand over the Hanoi-based Vietnam-ChinaFriendship Palace following its period of maintenance.
This palace is a special project, holdingpolitical and diplomatic significance as a gift from the Chinese Party, State,Government, and people for Vietnam.
Addressing the ceremony, Vice Chairman of theVietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Don Tuan Phong said that theVietnam-China Friendship Palace is a particularly important cooperation project,with its construction carried out by China and accompanying facilitiescontributed by Vietnam.
He noted that its building began in March 2015and finished in November 2017. On November 12, 2017, the palace was inauguratedin the presence of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Nganand Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping.
It is a venue for political, diplomatic, andcultural events and also a destination for those who want to explore the land,people, and culture of the two countries, Phong added.
A representative of the Chinese contractor –Yunnan Construction Engineering Group Co. Ltd – said that after a year of trialoperations, the palace has met all its requirements. He expressed his hope thatit will become an everlasting symbol of the bilateral friendship.
On this occasion, three building companies ofChina were presented with certificates of merit by the VUFO presidium, whileeight construction experts received the “For peace and friendship betweennations” insignia in recognition of their efforts during the construction ofthe palace. –VNA
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Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (front, third, left) and Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping (front, second, left) at the inauguration of the Vietnam-China Friendship Palace on November 12, 2017 (Photo: VNA) 
