President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse on an official visit to Singapore at Changi International Airport on February 26. (Photo: VNA)

1. The escort:

a) The Head of the Central Diplomatic Department shall escort the Head of State who is also the Head of the Governing Party of the guest nation on a state visit or official visit. In special cases, invite the Politburo member or the Secretary of the Vietnam Communist Party Central Committee to escort the delegation;

b) The Head of the President’s Office or the Minister or equivalences shall escort the Head of State of the guest nation on a state visit or official visit;

c) The Minister or equivalences shall escort the Head of the Government of the guest nation on an official visit in Hanoi; Vietnamese Ambassadors in the guest nation shall escort such guest on an official visit in provinces;

d) The Head or Deputy Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly or the President of the Friendship Parliamentary Group shall escort the Head of the Congress of the guest nation on an official visit;

dd) The Head of Deputy Head of the Central Diplomatic Department of the Vietnam Communist Party or equivalences shall escort the Deputy Head of State who is also the Head of the Governing Party of the guest nation on an official visit;

e) The escort of the Head of the Guest Delegation shall participate in activities of receiving and seeing off the guest delegation, welcome ceremony, and banquet and escort the Head of the Guest Delegation in official activities. The escort of the spouse of the Head of the Guest Delegation shall participate in activities of receiving and seeing off the guest delegation, welcome ceremony, and banquet and escort the spouse of the Head of the Guest Delegation in activities according to a separate program in Hanoi;

g) Vietnamese Ambassadors in the guest nation shall return to Vietnam to participate in the reception and escort of the Head of State, Head of State who is also the Head of the Governing Party, or Head of the Government of the guest nation on a state visit, official visit, or working visit. In special cases, the presiding agency shall consult and come to terms with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2. The order of reception of Vietnamese Ambassadors in the guest nation:

In diplomatic activities, the order of reception of Vietnamese Ambassadors in the guest nation is right after members of the Vietnam Communist Party Central Committee, members of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, and members of the Government.