Welcoming the leader and delegation at the airport were Vietnamese Ambassador to the U.S. Nguyen Quoc Dung, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the U.N. Do Hung Viet, and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and Mission.
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President Luong Cuong and his spouse land at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on September 21 evening (local time). |
President Luong Cuong’s first trip for multilateral diplomacy at the largest global forum holds utmost importance as the U.N. is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year. It also marks two years since Vietnam and the U.S. established the comprehensive strategic partnership and 30 years since the normalization of bilateral ties.
After nearly 50 years, the Vietnam - U.N. relations have continued to grow strongly and become increasingly substantive. The U.N. has continually accompanied Vietnam during the periods of post-war reconstruction, elimination of embargoes, and integration into the world.
President Luong Cuong’s participation in the high-level general debate of the UNGA 80 continue to demonstrate Vietnam’s contributions to the world’s largest multilateral organization, as well as its active role in the settlement of regional and global issues.
He is scheduled to attend a high-level meeting celebrating the U.N.’s 80th anniversary and deliver important addresses at the high-level general debate and a special high-level event on climate action, thereby conveying a message about Vietnam as a responsible member of the U.N. which actively take part in and substantively contribute to activities and major priorities of the U.N. and the international community.
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President Luong Cuong and his spouse welcomed at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on September 21 evening (local time) |
He is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with leaders of international organizations and countries present at the U.N. high-level week.
Meanwhile, 30 years since the normalization of bilateral ties and two years since the elevation of relations to the comprehensive strategic partnership for peace, cooperation, and sustainable development, the Vietnam - U.S. relations have been developing extensively and intensively, with many encouraging results and stronger strategic cooperation recorded in all aspects, especially in handling war legacy.
During the trip, the President is set to have meetings with leaders of the U.S.; receive enterprises, financial organizations, long-standing friends and partners, and leading scholars; attend a gathering of the two countries’ war veterans; and meet with staff of Vietnam’s representative bodies and the Vietnamese community in the U.S. Besides, President Luong Cuong will also chair a ceremony marking Vietnam’s 80th National Day in New York.
The activities aim to assert Vietnam’s policy of attaching importance to further developing ties with the U.S., especially in economy, trade, investment, and science - technology; promote the implementation of the agreements and commitments reached by the two countries’ leaders; gather support from different strata for Vietnam and bilateral relations; and show the Party and State’s attention to the Vietnamese community in the U.S.
Source: VNA