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20101004_speeches_1On 25 and 26 August, Commission President Barroso pays an official visit to Vietnam. On 25 August, in Hanoi, he will have a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Dung. They are expected to discuss the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement negotiations, development co-operation and South China Sea/East Sea-related issues, and they will attend a joint press conference at 10h55 Brussels time.

The president will also witness a joint signing ceremony of trade-related assistance grants. This is related to a €2.3 million EU funding to six business associations and research institutes under the project EU-MUTRAP, a successful example of trade-related assistance. In the afternoon, President Barroso will pay courtesy calls on President Truong Tan Sang and Communist Party General-Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Afterwards, at 12h35 Brussels time, President Barroso will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate at the National Economics University. On the 26 August, a wreath laying ceremony at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum closes the programme in Hanoi. Straight after President Barroso leaves for Ho Chi Minh City, where he will meet representatives of the EU business community. In the late afternoon he will pay a short courtesy call on the Chair of Ho Chi Minh City's People's Committee Le Hoang Quan.

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