Welcoming the leader and his entourage at Andrews military airport were U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper, Vietnamese Ambassador to the U.S. Nguyen Quoc Dung and officials from the Vietnamese Embassy in the U.S.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (right, front) arrives in Washington D.C. on May 11 morning (local time). |
During the trip, PM Chinh will participate in activities within the framework of the Special ASEAN-U.S. Summit, have bilateral meetings with leaders from the U.S. and some ASEAN countries, and hold working sessions with U.N. leaders.
He will also meet leaders of a number of U.S. ministries, agencies, international organizations, businesses, experts and scholars, and visit some economic, cultural and education establishments in the country. The leader will deliver speeches at the U.S. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Harvard University, and tour several large groups such as Intel, Apple and Google.
PM Chinh will attend trade, tourism and investment promotion activities, and meet Vietnamese community in the U.S.
The PM’s trip once again affirms Vietnam’s constant stance in implementing a foreign policy of independence and self-reliance for peace, friendship, cooperation and development, multilateralizing and diversifying foreign relations; being a friend, a reliable partner, and an active, responsible member in the international community; ensuring the highest interest of the country and nation on the basis of fundamental principles of the U.N. Charter and international law as well as equality, cooperation and mutual benefit. Through the trip, the Vietnamese Government aims to continue to implement the overseas Vietnamese affairs, affirming that Vietnamese residing abroad, including the U.S., is an indispensable part of the Vietnamese community.
Source: VNA