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PGMA IN HANOI--President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo poses for a souvenir photo with
Vietnamese President and Madam Nguyen Minh Triet at the glittering Gala Dinner for heads
of state of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum held Saturday night (Nov.
18) at the brand-new, $268-million National Convention Center in the outskirts of Hanoi.
In their two-day meeting in the Vietnamese capital, the 21 APEC leaders discussed various
issues affecting the Pacific Rim countries, notably economic cooperation, regional and
international security, energy and the lowering of trade barriers among member nations.
(Oliver Marquez/OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo exchanges pleasantries with Vietnamese
President Nguyen Minh Triet upon her arrival at the National Convention Center in Hanoi to
attend the two-day 14th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting
that opened Saturday afternoon (Nov.18). (Oliver Marquez/OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gets a warm welcome from Vietnamese President
Nguyen Minh Triet upon her arrival at the National Convention Center in Hanoi to attend
the two-day 14th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting that
opened Saturday afternoon (Nov.18). (Oliver Marquez/OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is welcomed by Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham
Gia Khiem upon her arrival at the Hanoi International Airport Friday night to attend the
14th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting at the National
Convention Center in the outskirts of Hanoi Nov. 18-19. The President met with members of
the Filipino community in Hanoi at the Hotel Nikko, where she is billeted, shortly after
her arrival in the Vietnamese capital. (Oliver Marquez/OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo waves to her welcomers upon her arrival at the
Hanoi International Airport Friday night to attend the 14th Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting at the National Convention Center in the
outskirts of Hanoi Nov. 18-19. Leading her welcomers was Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham
Gia Khiem. (Oliver Marquez /OPS-NIB Photo) |
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo waves to her well-wishers before she left for
Hanoi on board a Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight Friday afternoon (November 17) to attend
the 14th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in the
Vietnamese capital. (Boy Francisco/OPS-NIB Photo) |
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PGMA OFF FOR APEC LEADERS’ MEETING--President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shakes
hands with Vice President Noli de Castro (right) before she left for Hanoi at the Ninoy
Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Friday afternoon (November 17) to attend the 14th
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in the Vietnamese capital.
Also in photo are Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita and Department of Justice (DOJ)
Secretary Raul Gonzalez. (Boy Francisco/OPS-NIB Photo) |
