President Vo Van Thuong visits Stanford University

President Vo Van Thuong welcomed the cooperation between Stanford University and Tam Anh Hospital of Vietnam, hoping that young Vietnamese people at Stanford will be a bridge for other cooperation.

Chủ tịch nước Võ Văn Thưởng gặp lãnh đạo Đại học Stanford - Ảnh: TTXVN — *President Vo Van Thuong meets with leaders of Stanford University - Photo: VNA*

On the morning of November 15 (US time, this morning November 16 Vietnam time), President Vo Van Thuong visited Stanford University in California, USA.

Here, he listened to the school's leadership representative introduce its history, current training and research programs.

President Vo Van Thuong highly appreciated the history and achievements of Stanford University, which has trained many scientists, politicians, lawyers, and businessmen for the US as well as many countries around the world.

The Head of State was also pleased to see that in the auditorium there were many young Vietnamese people who studied here, grew up and held important positions in the activities of Stanford University.

"I hope that you will be effective and positive bridges for the relationship between Stanford University and Vietnamese units," he said.

The President also recalled that Vietnam and the US announced the upgrading of their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership last September. Among the commitments, an important one is coordination in the field of medicine and human health care.

In that context, the cooperation between Tam Anh Hospital and Stanford University's Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology to research disease prevention issues and create new drugs is "welcome", according to the President.

"Any high-level agreement will only become a reality with close cooperation between localities, units and businesses," he added.

According to him, the above cooperation is very meaningful and most importantly brings new achievements in human health care. The Vietnamese government will actively support and work with the units to remove any difficulties and obstacles when the units cooperate in this field.

"I hope that the cooperation will soon yield results, deepen and realize the important commitments between the leaders of Vietnam and the US, and actively contribute to the cause of protecting, caring for and improving people's health," the President shared.

Immediately after his speech, President Vo Van Thuong attended a ceremony marking the cooperation between Tam Anh Hospital and the Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology of Stanford University.

President Vo Van Thuong is on a working trip to the US from November 14 to 17 to attend the APEC 2023 Summit Week, combined with bilateral activities in the US. According to the schedule, today, November 16, Vietnam time, the President will have a series of meetings with scholars, US and APEC businesses. Notably, he will deliver a speech at the APEC Business Summit, an event that brings together leaders of leading businesses in the region and the world.