During his nine days in the US and Brazil, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a series of activities, contributing to spreading the message of a Vietnam that wants to develop peacefully, sustainably and friendly.
In the rain on the afternoon of September 17 (Vietnam time), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh boarded a special plane, starting a working trip to the US and Brazil - Photo: DUY LINH
On the evening of September 25 (local time, early morning of September 26 Vietnam time), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left the capital of Brasilia, Brazil, successfully concluding his working trip to two American countries, the US and Brazil.
The Head of Government arrived in the US to attend the High-level General Debate of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, combined with bilateral activities. From September 23, he paid an official visit to Brazil at the invitation of Brazilian President Lula da Silva.
Going from the West Coast to the East Coast of the United States
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives flowers from representatives of the San Francisco city government - Photo: DUY LINH
During his stay in the US (from September 17 to 23), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a series of activities, from San Francisco (West Coast) to Washington DC and New York (East Coast).
In San Francisco, the Prime Minister dedicated the first two activities to overseas Vietnamese. The Head of Government also received businesses and visited some of the world's leading technology and semiconductor corporations in Silicon Valley.
Overseas Vietnamese representatives in San Francisco welcome Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh - Photo: DUONG GIANG
Leaving the West Coast, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in the capital of the United States. During his 24 hours in Washington DC, the Prime Minister met with the US Secretary of Commerce, the US Trade Representative, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, and the leaders of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the US House of Representatives and the US Senate.
Prime Minister delivers policy speech at Georgetown University in Washington DC - Photo: NHAT BAC
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy - Photo: DUONG GIANG
New York, the Prime Minister's third stop in the US, saw the most activity of the entire trip.
At the US financial center, which is also the headquarters of the United Nations, the Prime Minister attended and spoke at three United Nations events.
The most prominent and important of these was his speech before the United Nations General Assembly on the afternoon of September 22 (local time). The Head of Government also received US officials and met with many leaders of countries attending the meeting.
During his visit to the US, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended more than 50 activities. That does not include bilateral meetings with the ministers accompanying him this time.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh rings the opening bell at the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York on September 22 - Photo: NHAT BAC
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received the US President's Special Envoy for Climate, Mr. John Kerry, who is also an American friend of Vietnam - Photo: DUONG GIANG
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the United Nations General Assembly - Photo: DUY LINH
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres - Photo: DUONG GIANG
Meet a series of American businesses
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and ministers had lunch and worked with American businesses in the semiconductor industry - Photo: DUONG GIANG
The head of the Vietnamese Government shook hands with the leader of NVIDIA Corporation - the number 1 server supplier in Vietnam today - when visiting the corporation - Photo: DUONG GIANG
Vietnamese employees at Synopsys were delighted to meet the Prime Minister when he visited the company on September 18 - Photo: NHAT BAC
The Prime Minister witnessed the handover ceremony of cooperation documents between Vietnamese and American enterprises at the Vietnam-US Business Forum on Technology and Innovation. He called on those who still do not understand or are afraid of Vietnam to come and see for themselves and invest in Vietnam - Photo: NHAT BAC
Another highlight of the Prime Minister's entire trip was the meetings with leading US businesses such as Nvidia, Meta, Boeing, Google, SpaceX, Synopsys...
At each destination, the Prime Minister spent time with American businesses, especially in the fields of technology and innovation, in various forms from private meetings to working lunches, working dinners with business groups or forums.
This shows the interest of Vietnamese leaders in US businesses in the field of technology and semiconductor manufacturing. This is a "new breakthrough" mentioned in the Joint Statement upgrading the relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on September 10.
The Prime Minister also took time to visit the long-standing Georgetown University in the US and delivered an important policy speech, listening to recommendations from American experts and scholars.
Notably, there was a discussion with professors and experts on September 21 in New York with suggestions to help Vietnam become "strong, independent, self-reliant and prosperous".
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit to the US demonstrated the spirit of getting to work immediately to concretize what has been achieved between the two countries in the Joint Statement upgrading Vietnam-US relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Strengthening relationships with traditional friends
Leaving the US, the head of the Government and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Brazil on September 23, marking the first official visit at the Prime Minister level since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1989.
The South American country gave a respectful, thoughtful and sincere welcome to the Prime Minister and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation.
Two rows of honor guards welcome Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in the capital of Brasilia, Brazil - Photo: NHAT BAC
Brazilian President Lula da Silva is pleased to meet Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for the second time in 2023 - Photo: DUONG GIANG
Brazilian President Lula da Silva, a man from the workers' movement, has shown special affection for Vietnam - Photo: DUONG GIANG
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Brazilian President Lula da Silva witnessed the signing ceremony of cooperation documents between the two countries after talks on September 25 - Photo: NHAT BAC
During a meeting with overseas Vietnamese in Brazil, the Prime Minister emphasized that the Vietnamese community, no matter where they are and whether they are large or small, always receives attention from the Party and State of Vietnam - Photo: DUY LINH
The visit not only strengthens the relationship between Vietnam and traditional friends , of which Brazil is an important partner, but also opens up opportunities for cooperation in a number of new areas.
The two countries also issued a joint statement, orienting bilateral cooperation, towards a new and suitable framework for relations in the coming time.
That raises expectations of an improvement in relations between two countries with increasingly important voices in the region and the world.
Brazil is a founding member of the BRICS group and a member of the Group of 20 major economies (G20). It is also the rotating chair of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), with which Vietnam is actively promoting the initiation of negotiations for a free trade agreement.
In that context, Vietnam and Brazil are facing a great opportunity to bring bilateral trade turnover towards a more balanced direction, reaching 10 billion USD by 2025 and 15 billion USD by 2030.
The two sides are also continuing negotiations to sign a number of cooperation agreements in the fields of technical cooperation, diplomacy, investment, security, people-to-people exchange and cooperation between localities.
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