State Visit from Vietnam

Their visit commenced with an official welcoming ceremony in the Palace Square.

After the welcoming ceremony, the President visited the Storting (Norwegian national assembly), where he was received by Mr. Torbjørn Jagland, President of the Storting. Her Majesty Queen Sonja and Mrs Tran Thi Kim Chi attended a guided tour of the new opera house in Bjørvika.

An official luncheon was held at the Royal Palace, after which the King and Queen and the President and First Lady were taken to Akershus Castle for a wreath-laying ceremony at the National Monument.

The day concluded with a gala dinner at the Royal Palace.

Day 2

On the morning of 6 June President Nguyen Minh Triet had official talks with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg at the Prime Minister’s Office. Afterwards the President, together with His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon, departed for the offices of Telenor, at Fornebu, where they attended a seminar entitled “Business Forum Vietnam and Norway”. Subsequently, the President paid a visit to the Supreme Court.

Her Majesty The Queen accompanied Mrs. Tran Thi Kim Chi to the Bygdøy Peninsula, where they were taken on guided tours of the Viking Ships Museum and the Open Air Folk Museum.

Prime Minister Stoltenberg hosted an official luncheon at Akershus Castle in honour of the Vietnamese Presidential couple. King Harald and Queen Sonja and the Crown Prince and Crown Princess were all in attendance.

The State Visit was concluded on Friday, with a cruise on the Oslo Fjord on board the Royal Yacht, K/S Norge.