Prime Minister of Viet Nam

19 September 2002

OFFICIAL VISIT TO ICELAND
BY
HIS EXCELLENCY MR. PHAN VAN KHAI
PRIME MINISTER OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
SEPTEMBER 19–22 2002

Official delegation
H.E. Mr. Phan Van Khai Prime Minister of the S.R. of Viet Nam
H.E. Mr. Truong Dinh Tuyen Minister of Trade
H.E. Mr. Doan Manh Giao Minister of the Government Office
H.E. Mr. Hoang Trung Hai Minister of Industry
H.E. Mr. Vu Quang Diem Vietnamese Ambassador to Iceland
Mr. Le Van Bang Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Vu Huy Hoang Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment
Ms. Le Thi Bang Tam Deputy Minister of Finance
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Minh Deputy Minister of Fisheries
Mr. Bui Manh Hai Deputy Minister of Science and Technology
Ms. Pham Chi Lan Vice-Chairman of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry
In attendance:
Amb. Grétar Már Sigurðsson Director of External Trade Department,
Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Programme
Thursday, September 19
20:00 Arrival at Keflavík international airport by private flight

Present at the airport:
Mr. Ólafur Davíðsson, Secretary-General, Prime Minister's Office
Amb. Sveinn Björnsson, Chief of Protocol
Mr. Vu Quang Diem, Vietnamese Ambassador to Iceland
Amb. Grétar Már Sigurðsson, Director, External Trade Dept., MFA
Mr. Jóhann R. Benediktsson, District Commissioner of Police
Mr. Björn Ingi Knútsson, Director, Keflavík intl. airport
Mrs. Dóra Ásgeirsdóttir, Deputy Chief of Protocol
Ms. Petrína Bachmann, Protocol Officer

Immediate departure for Reykjavík

20:45 Arrival at the President's Guest House at Laufásvegur 72
approx.

Friday, September 20
09:55 Departure from the President's Guest House for the Culture House
10:00 Meeting with Prime Minister Mr. Davíð Oddsson at the Culture House
11:00 Signing of Iceland-Viet Nam Investment Agreement in presence of the respective Prime Ministers
11:15 Joint press conference
12:15 Departure from the Culture House for Hotel Loftleiðir
12:30 Working lunch with Icelandic business entrepreneurs organized by the Trade Council of Iceland and hosted by the Minister of Fisheries, H.E. Mr. Árni M. Mathiesen
Venue: Víkingasalur, ground floor
14:30 Departure from Hotel Loftleiðir for the President's Guest House

15:25 Departure from the President's Guest House for the City Hall
15:30 Visit to the City Hall
Welcome by the President of the City Council,
Mr. Árni Þór Sigurðsson
16:00 Departure from the City Hall for Marel at Austurhraun 9, Garðabær
16:15 Visit to Marel, manufacturers of high-tech processing equipment for the food industry
The guests are met by Acting CEO Mr. Lárus Ásgeirsson
Director of Sales and Marketing
17:15 Departure from Marel for the President's Guest House
17:30 Arrival at the President's Guest House

19:25 Departure from the President's Guest House for Perlan restaurant
19:30 Dinner in honour of the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, H.E. Mr. Phan Van Khai, at the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iceland, H.E. Mr. Davíð Oddsson, and his wife, Mrs. Ástríður Thorarensen
Dress: Dark suit

Saturday, September 21
Excursion
09:30 Departure from the President's Guest House for Nesjavellir, geothermal area
10:10 Visit to the power plant at Nesjavellir
11:00 Departure for Þingvellir National Park, site of the ancient Icelandic parliament
11:25 Arrival at Þingvellir
12:05 Departure from Þingvellir for an excursion to Gullfoss waterfall and Geysir hot springs
13:05 Arrival at Geysir hot springs
Informal buffet-lunch at Hotel Geysir followed by sightseeing in the area
14:30 Departure from the Geysir area for Gullfoss waterfall
14:40 Arrival at Gullfoss
15:10 Departure of PM and a limited no. of his entourage by helicopter for Reykjavík
15:35 Arrival at Reykjavík domestic airport
Immediate departure for the President's Guest House
15:45 Arrival at the President's Guest House

16:15 Departure from the President's Guest House for Bessastaðir, the presidential residence
16:30 Visit to the President of Iceland,
H.E. Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
17:15 Departure from Bessastaðir for the President's Guest House
17:30 Arrival at the President's Guest House

19:25 Departure from the President's Guest House for the Government Guest House at Tjarnargata 32
19:30 Private dinner at the invitation of Prime Minister Oddsson

Sunday, September 22

06:30 Departure from the President's Guest House for Keflavík international airport
07:15 Arrival at the airport
07:30 Departure by private flight to Copenhagen