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General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse are greeted at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on September 21 afternoon (local time). (Photo: qdnd.vn) |
The top leader and his entourage were greeted at the airport by Vietnamese Ambassador to the U.S. Nguyen Quoc Dung, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the U.N., and the staff of the embassy.
The trip to the U.N. is of significance since it continues to demonstrate Vietnam’s contribution to the world’s largest multilateral organization, as well as the country’s pro-active and active engagement in the settlement of regional and international issues.
The leader will bring forward important messages in strong support of multilateralism, with the U.N. playing the central role in promoting global peace, cooperation, and development.
This is an opportunity for Vietnam to once again affirm its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification of foreign relations; pro-active and active international integration; being a friend, a reliable partner and a responsible member of the international community; and always actively contributing to peace, friendship, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
On the other hand, the working visit to the U.S. coincides with the first anniversary of the two countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership and their preparations for the celebration of the 30th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties in 2025. This is an important occasion for both sides to look back on the achievements that their new partnership framework has generated and, at the same time, discuss major orientations and measures for sustaining the trend of positive, stable, and substantive development of their relations in many years to come.
Lam is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with U.S. leaders, attend and deliver remarks at events towards the 30th anniversary, and the first anniversary of the comprehensive strategic partnership, and have other meetings with the participation of U.S. officials, businesspeople, experts, and academics.
Source: VNA