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President Bush Meets with President Nguyen Minh Triet of Vietnam

President George W. Bush
Presidential Palace
Hanoi, Vietnam
November 17, 2006

Released by the White House Office of the Press Secretary

2:35 P.M. (Local)

THE PRESIDENT: Mr. President, thank you very much for your hospitality. Laura and I have been struck by the friendliness of the people of Vietnam. In our drive through this beautiful city we were pleased to see thousands of your citizens with smiles on their faces. And we're so grateful.

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush join Viet President Nguyen Minh Triet and Mrs. Tran Thi Kim Chi in the Great Hall of the Presidential Palace Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, after arriving in Hanoi for the 2006 APEC Summit. White House photo by Eric Draper I've been reading and studying about your country and I have seen now firsthand the great vibrancy and the excitement that's taking place in Vietnam. You're like a young tiger, and I look forward to continuing to work to make sure our bilateral relations are close. And thank you for hosting APEC. And thank you for hosting a dinner for us tonight, we're really looking forward to it.

END 2:37 P.M. (Local)



Released on November 17, 2006

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