Putin’s state visit to Vietnam: LIVE UPDATES

The Russian president continues his Asian tour after a historic visit to North Korea

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and other top officials in Hanoi, with the talks expected to encompass economic partnership, trade, and scientific and technical cooperation.

The Vietnamese delegation greeted Putin on the red carpet with a guard of honor as he touched down at Hanoi’s Noi Bai international airport late on Wednesday, but the official welcoming ceremony is scheduled to take place on Thursday.

The Vietnam trip comes immediately after Putin’s state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, where he and Kim Jong-un signed a comprehensive new partnership treaty.