The DECREE of the COUNCIL of MINISTERS issued the "provisions of some State ceremonies and foreign guests," the COUNCIL of MINISTERS pursuant to the law the Council of Ministers held on July 4, 1981;
According to the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
 
DECREE: article 1. -Attached to this decree a "regulated some State ceremonies and foreign guests".
Article 2. -This Decree shall take effect from the day of promulgation.
The previous provisions contrary to this Decree are repealed.
Article 3. -Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for guidance and examine the implementation of this Decree.
Article 4. -The Minister, Chairman of the State Committee, the heads of other bodies in the Council of Ministers, Chairman of the provincial people's Committee, the central cities, heads the Union bodies responsible for the implementation of this Decree.
 
SOME STATE CEREMONIES and RECEPTIONS overseas (attached to Decree No. 186-dated 2 June 1992 of the Council of Ministers) A-SOME STATE CEREMONIES I-OUR NATIONAL DAY (September 2) 1. These measures in travelers: the leader of the party, the State, the National Assembly, the Council of Ministers, the national wreath laying, visited President Ho Chi Minh and Mai cemetery. In no event held at the central level, the only city-level event organization.
No organized entertainment, performances, not Fireworks.
Foreign agencies do not organize entertainment.
2. The measures taken in the round: (5 year) Placed a wreath of flowers as in travelers.
Event held at the central level with the name of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the State, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, has invited diplomatic corps attending, after the gunman there performances.
Organization of entertainment also with the name on.
Customize the situation have invited foreign guests.
There are fireworks in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
The representative offices abroad held the Cup-hand.
II-CELEBRATE the BIRTH of PRESIDENT HO CHI MINH DISTRICT 1. Five travelers only held wreath laying at Tomb and visited Ho Chi Minh Chairman as the national day.
2. Full year (10 years) additional measures for gunman; can organize international workshops.
III. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY 1 May Not national-level event organization, just held in provincial cities.
Organize fun activities, entertainment.
IV-the DAY of LIBERATION of SOUTHERN COUNTRY UNITY, (April 30) the VICTORY of DIEN BIEN PHU (May 7), the NATIONAL RESISTANCE (19 December).
In five years, even a gunman at the central level but lower than the national day in even.
Five travelers only propaganda activities on the mass media.
V-T 1. Only the State funeral held for the incumbent comrades in three key position: General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, President of the Council of State, the President of the Council of Ministers and the former comrades held on, now the Advisor to the Central Committee of the lost (the other exceptions due to The politics of the decision).
When the nationwide mourning wears a flag at half mast in the public office in two days, in two days was not held in the cultural festival in the country. Captured at the Ba Dinh Hall operations. Organized visit, memorialize, used the car as the cannon brought the coffin to the cemetery, there are objective, team honors, but not fired.
Do not invite foreign guests, a couple of special cases of active foreign leaders want to funeral, we're next.
Celebrated for ceremony diplomatic visit, don't go to the cemetery.
The diplomatic representative bodies of open water beyond the shared mourning.
2. The senior leaders of the party and State (the incumbent or retire) d. never held a national mourning.
Operations not captured in the Hall, have visited ceremony, memorialize, not to use the car as the cannon which used the hearse carrying the coffin; The diplomatic corps want to visit can organize so that they visit; but don't go to the cemetery; do not open the Windows of mourning overseas, do not hang the flag at half mast, does not suspend the culture.
B-RITE to WELCOME the GUESTS VISITING OUR COUNTRY HIGH LEVEL organized celebrations but did not mobilize the masses; do not fire the salute; farewell ceremony, not only from differences in the Guest House and a formal announcement on the mass media.
I-OFFICIAL VISIT.
1. Participants welcome.
a) At Noi Bai Airport: Catch the delegation heads of State.
The Secretary (Chief welcome) welcome and sit in the same car with Major unions brought the Corps to go home.
The Chairman or the Deputy Chairman of Parliament and the Office of the State Council.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Service reception, Chief Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs area.
Protection officer dressed according to the industry's best.
The delegation welcomed the head of the Government.
Ministers welcomed and sitting in the same car with the head of the delegation of the Guest House.
The Chairman or the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers Office.
The remaining ingredients as head of State.
Protection officer dressed according to the industry's best.
Note: If the head of State, head of Government in a city of Vietnam (except for Ho Chi Minh City already have Foreign Affairs Department is the branch of the Foreign Ministry) or at the Vietnam border before coming to Hanoi, then head to the front desk where the delegation stopped to greet and take the delegation to Hanoi.
In Vietnam if the delegation visited local (province), the Vice Chairman of the provincial people's Committee welcomed the delegation at the two boundaries (if unions go automobiles or trains).
Welcome the Presidium of the National Assembly.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly welcomes and sitting in the same car with the head of the delegation of the Guest House.
The Chairman or the Deputy Chairman of Parliament and the Office of the State Council.
Protection officer dressed according to the industry's best.
Welcoming the delegation, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
A Ministry or Secretary.
Director and Regional Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
b) at the official welcome in Hanoi.
The delegation heads of State.
Presiding: Chairman of the State Council.
The President of the Council of Ministers (if taken at all executive functions).
Congress and the Office of the State Council.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Chairman of people's Committee of Hanoi City.
Vietnam people's Army representatives.
Some Ministers have much relationship with water and some of the officers had served the equivalent of the official members of the delegation.
If you have a wife or husband, we arrange for the pickup and can have a separate program.
The Ambassador and Embassy officials in the country.
The diplomatic corps.
The head of the Government delegation.
Presiding: Chairman of the Council of Ministers.
The Chairman of the Council of Ministers Office.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Chairman of people's Committee of Hanoi City.
Vietnam people's Army representatives.
Some Ministers and a number of officers had served the equivalent of the official members of the delegation.
If you have a wife or husband, we arrange for the pickup and can have a separate program.
The Ambassador and Embassy officials in the country.
The diplomatic corps.
The Presidium of the National Assembly.
Presiding: Chairman of the National Assembly.
The President of the Council of the nation and a number of Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.
Congress and the Office of the State Council.
President of the people's Council of Hanoi City.
The Ambassador of the country.
Group Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister.
Equivalent of the Vietnam.
The Vice Chairman of the National Assembly and the Office of the State Council or the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers Office.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Some have equivalent positions with members of the official delegation.
The Ambassador of the country.
Union Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Secretary or Assistant Secretary.

Level of service desk, Service areas, and related services in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2. welcome ritual.
a) heads of State and Delegation heads of Government.
At the airport.
Hang the flags of the two countries.
Airport Chief Union flags of both countries.
The highest pick in airport sitting in the same car with the head of the delegation of the Guest House.
There is a car and motor escort team: President: 8 motorcycle escort.
Prime Minister: 6 motorcycle escort.
Just my own car layout for the remaining Group-Deputy Chief to ride many of the seats.
The main streets near where the pickup wire Division flags, banner flags, sea welcome by Vietnamese and English have to Vietnam.
At the formal welcome in Hanoi (at the "Presidential Palace") to hang the flag of two countries, wired and decorative flags welcome by the two languages.
Juniors Captain flowers.
Elections in the two countries ' national anthem.
Browse team honors Vietnam people's army. If the shuttle crew heads of State then the team honors soldiers included representatives of the 3 Corps Marine-Corps-the air force; If the shuttle crew heads of Government, only the army. (Chairman Council of State or the President of the Council of Ministers of the same countries delegation Chief you browse honorary teams).
There the team goal at the steps of the House "presidential" and "Government".
In the Chief's House delegation have hung the flag of your country.
b) the Presidium of the National Assembly, the Vice President, the Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
At the airport.
Hang the flags of both countries; as for the UN Secretary General is the flag of the United Nations.
Airport Chief Union flags of both countries.
The highest pick to sit along the vehicle crew chief bringing the convoy about where the official welcome.
Have the police car leading the way (at farewell and activities).
At the formal welcome in Hanoi.
Juniors Captain flowers.
House of Union Chief has suspended the country's flag (the House of the Secretary-General of the United Nations the UN flag).
The Presidium of the National Assembly held to welcome at the "Presidential Palace" has the target queue Bong Warrior gun salute either side shelf.
The Vice President of the Union, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Secretary General of the United Nations organization management at "Government".
Note: If the rain storm, then remove the welcome ceremonies outdoors, pickup only in room with ingredients as above stated. When going out of the city, the having flattened motorcycle roads (Corps of the President and Prime Minister).
3. the next level and hospitality.
Union head of State, head of Government, Chairman of the National Assembly.
After the official welcoming ceremony, Vietnam's senior leaders (Who have a position and rank of the peer group Leader) crew at the "Presidential Palace" (members of the same group's official projections).
If the delegation heads of State, heads of Government, President of the National Assembly have requested and customize the level of relations, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam will social marketing group.
The President of the Council of State will head delegations delivered Township government, President of the National Assembly.
Vietnam's senior leaders (who have the horizontal position with the head of the delegation) presided a solemn reception welcomed the delegation at the "Presidential Palace" (sit, party invite).
Reserve component members: forward: all the official unionists and customize the main parts, the Ambassador of the country delegates, wife and husband of the head of State and head of the delegation members.
The US: join farewell and talks; customize the level of relations can invite a few more leaders of other projections, some of the wife (or husband) for a match with the delegation.
Following the entertainment art performance group welcome to the Repertoire of ethnic nature includes a handful of items.
b) Group Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
To greet the President of the Council of State or the President of the Council of Ministers after the ceremony.
Vietnam leader along with crew Chief Minister chaired entertainment welcomed the delegation at the "Government", the composition and reception level is lower than the head of the Government delegation.
No performing arts organizations welcome the delegation. If the required group can invite the delegation viewed in theaters.
4. The highest level delegation talks (President, Prime Minister, President of the National Assembly) talks at the "Presidential Palace".
The other group talks to a different place.
5. Sightseeing, entertainment: for all the unions (visit or work).
If you have to ask, can the Organization placed wreaths on the Mausoleum visit, President Ho Chi Minh and visit the place in where the work of the People.
Local sightseeing, production facilities, monuments of history, culture, depending on the time of the request, and the possibility of him.
The person who accompanied the President and the Prime Minister or the Deputy Minister.
In the localities, including Ho Chi Minh City do not organize rituals to welcome, just hanging the flag, the motto at the airport, where in the people's Council Chairman or the Chairman of the provincial people's Committee, the city and a number of officers to catch, not to mobilize the masses. The next leader and invited rice. Not the welcome event organization.
6. coverage level under the principle of reciprocity: We covered accommodation, transportation by automobiles for official delegations and the main parts: the delegation of the President and Prime Minister.
The Presidium of the National Assembly.
Group Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister.
Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
The remaining coverage by themselves.
Professional services costs, purchase airline tickets, mobile, long distance phone calls, by himself.
The other exception to apply the directive.
II. VISIT TO WORK, ATTENDED THE CELEBRATIONS, FUNERALS, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
The delegation heads of State, heads of Government and the President of the National Assembly: 1. Participants farewell: a) at the airport: a Minister or Parliament and the Office of the State Council or the Chairman of the Council of Ministers welcomed the delegation and sit along the vehicle crew chief bringing the crew home.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Level of service Service Desk, Service area.
b) at the main Home was a leader: Vietnam Chief or Deputy-level equivalent (the Council of State, the Council of Ministers, the Congress).
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Level of service Service Desk, Service area.
2. Ritual farewell: The highest level at the airport to welcome and sit along the vehicle crew chief bringing the crew home.
Airport Chief Union flags of both countries.
Have the police car leading the way (no motor escort team, no flag, no elected national anthem, not the browser team honors).
There are flowers in the crew chief (funeral, no flowers).
Hang the flag of your country of residence at the head of the delegation.
3. the next level and hospitality: Vietnam leader along with Union Minister chaired or served steamed rice (a party sitting, narrow, have short toast).
Reserve component members: your side: all the official unionists and customize the main parts, the Ambassador of the country delegates.
The location: join the đự farewell and talks.
4. Visiting entertainment: the level of steady than formal visits.
The level of coverage (Also under the principle of reciprocity): we only covered accommodation, transportation by automobiles for Union members. The remaining and other expenses by himself. The other exception to apply the directive.
Group Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
At the airport and at homes in the country's flags have hung delegates to visit.
A comrade and a Deputy Minister level service level Service Desk farewell at the airport.
Head of the delegation go cars flagged the two countries, the highest pick in the same airport goes for automobiles with the head of the delegation to Hanoi, at pickup and at practices.
The police car leading the way.
Equivalent to the head of the delegation met at the "Government".
Equivalent of us talks with you and offer rice.
Not entertaining excursion.

III. The TRANSIT UNION, resort, healing: 1. for the top-level delegation (President, Prime Minister, President of the National Assembly).
Farewell in the airport and sending them home is a Secretary or equivalent level, to have a police car leading the way.
Vietnam leader granted Secretary or Deputy level in the same position with the head of the delegation to the home visitors or attend intimate with rice delegation Chief.
All the ceremonies and the reception of other official measures were not in place.
The exceptions to the directive.
2. the Vice President of the Union, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Secretary-General of the United Nations: level service reception and Service area to the foreign farewell at the airport and taken to the Guest House. Have the police car leading the way.
Vietnam leader of the same rank and position with the head of the delegation to visit at guest houses or intimate with rice delegation Chief.
All the ceremonies and the reception of other measures in place.
The other exception to apply the directive.
IV. THE CREW GO FLYING TECHNIQUES IN VIETNAM AIRPORT.
For the highest group (President, Prime Minister, President of the National Assembly) the Minister or a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, the service reception and Service area to the foreign farewell at the airport. Have a drink or meal (if necessary) in the room of honor (VIP). If landing at the other airport of Vietnam, the people's Council Chairman or President of the people's Committee and the Director of the local Foreign Affairs Department farewell in the airport; have a drink or meal (if necessary) in the VIP room.
2. for the rest of the delegation: Deputy Foreign Minister level service or Service Desk, Ministry of Foreign Affairs area farewell at the airport. Have a drink or meal (if necessary) in the VIP room. If landing at the other airport of Vietnam, the people's Council Vice President or Deputy President of the people's Committee and Director of the Foreign Affairs Department of the province, the city of farewell at the airport; have a drink or meal (if necessary) in the VIP room.
V. THE PRESIDENT OR GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE RULING PARTY IN THE LEAD HAS MORE INGREDIENTS IS THE PRESIDENT OR THE PRIME MINISTER CARRIES THE NAME IS THE DELEGATION OF PARTY-STATE OR PARTY-GOVERNMENT.
All levels welcome ritual, as for the President, just to add: when the browser team honors, the only two people, the Communist Party General Secretary and President or General Secretary of the Communist Party.
Our group of additional parties with equivalent measures in every group.
Communist Party General Secretary to visit our country with plain garb of the Party according to the regulations of the Secretariat.
C., THE SENIOR CREW WELCOME HIM TO GO OVERSEAS.
Abolish practices ritual, welcoming the delegation of our country abroad, the news only on the mass media and a number of officers, including Airport pick-up: the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the National Assembly and the Office of the State Council or the Office of the Council of Ministers.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The Ambassador group to visit the country.
D. a NUMBER of RITUALS for the DIPLOMATIC CORPS in HANOI 1. Mail: reply to slow approvals for 10 days, unless some exception attributed the Foreign Ministry decision.
Deputy Ambassador welcome reception at the airport or the train station and disembarking embassies when expired.
Director of the reception received copies of credentials.
Director front desk lead new Ambassador to take the letter of credentials, have the motorcycle escort.
Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Council of State to receive the credentials, the next match is always a new Ambassador.
At the same ceremony the message the credentials have the Secretary and the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the National Assembly and the Office of the State Council.
2. The Ambassador worked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs mainly with service, if really necessary, met Deputy Foreign Minister; special case due to the Foreign Ministry to investigate and recommend the higher level (Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the State Council, the Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers) directly, except Hi and welcome to the new etiquette from the nickname when on the water.
3. Each year the two (2) times the Foreign Ministry hosted for diplomatic corps self-sufficient country visits Vietnam.
4. When the term Ambassador on water, we don't.
5. the country's National Day reception in Hanoi: odd years 1-2 Ministers we attend (a is politician); national day round the year one (1) Vice President of the State Council or the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers is the main guest (exceptions then please supply comments on).
At the National Day reception not the speech.
No event held at the central level on the national day of the country; If needed, then held in the base.
E. SOME SEATING RULES ABROAD and a NUMBER of OTHER RULES 1. The Chairman of the State Council: the Special Envoy of the head of State of the countries, members of the Royal family, some Ministers or heads of international organizations (if needed), Ambassador after the letter of credentials and when the term, the singer famous intellectuals.
2. The President of the Council of Ministers: the Secretary-General of the United Nations or the heads of the major international organizations to visit us.
The Secretary of the country come to visit me (if needed).
The Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of the country (if it really does not matter, the Vice President of the Council credentials Ministers).
The Ambassador after the letter of credentials and the term of expiration before; the head of the delegation of the international organization.
A number of intellectuals, artists, famous trader of countries to visit us that we need to enlist.
3. Deputy Chairman of the State Council and Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers: the guests by the State President, the Prime Minister of the country.
The Ambassador after the letter of credentials and prior to term (if they ask).
Guests by the Ministry, the industry and recommendations it deems necessary.
Making arrangements for the State House leader of the official guests of the way foreign correspondents and Government through the Foreign Ministry.
The next home business, scientific, financial institutions-international currency due to the governing body through the Office of the Council of Ministers.
G. LOCAL CEREMONIES 1. The human ritual holidays need really simple expediency, organize political activities, amusement, entertainment for the people, not the party, expensive Festival.
2. The funeral the leaders of local organizations in the dignified, simple, not just spiritual satire pipe laying wreaths of some typical organization (on behalf of all the unions. The Committee on behalf of all the party's Committee, the Committee on behalf of all the departments...), held the car to, do not use the car.
3. While welcoming foreign guests are assured courteous, enthusiastic song simple, save, not mobilized the masses, does the browser team honors, not the welcome event organization, just decorate the flag, the motto at the reception, not decorations along the road, motorcycle escort, only the car leading the way, only an entertainment or save fuselage rice song the only Vietnam, invited those directly working with the delegate.
H. SOME OTHER RULES.
1. About the costumes need serious, elegant, uniform (will have separate regulations).
2. donate goods for foreign delegations, only for the head of the delegation and the wife (if any) to visit; donated products with ethnic, modest, elegant packaging.
3. the local government institutions and mass information bodies need instructions, propaganda people make the ceremonies of State, considering it is the responsibility of every citizen; for foreign guests need expressed by traditional hospitality of the peoples; the staff service was the dress etiquette.
4. The reporter works in the location specified./.