On the afternoon of September 18 (local time), in San Francisco, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received a delegation of politicians and businesses from Oregon state and a delegation of politicians from cities in the San Francisco Bay Area, California state.

Affirming the position of Vietnamese people in America

At the reception for a delegation of politicians and businesses from Oregon led by Mr. Vince Porter, Chief of the Office of Economic Development of Oregon, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his delight at the positive developments in the relationship between Vietnam and Oregon in recent times.

The Prime Minister affirmed that Vietnam wishes to further promote relations with Oregon, one of the pioneering states at the gateway to the western US, in the coming time, to match the framework of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace, Cooperation and Sustainable Development, which was recently established by the two countries during US President Joe Biden's visit to Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives Chief of Office for Economic Development of Oregon State

The Prime Minister hopes that the two sides will continue to strengthen political relations, expand exchanges through Party and State channels, and people-to-people exchanges, and encourage Oregon and Vietnam to promote economic, trade and investment relations to effectively exploit potential and room for cooperation.

At the same time, the Head of Government expressed the need to strengthen cooperation in education and training, science and technology, innovation, training of high-quality human resources as well as in a number of emerging industries such as digital transformation , energy conversion, climate change response, circular economy, and sharing economy.

Oregon will receive Vietnamese exports such as footwear and garments, and the two sides will expand tourism cooperation. This is also the way the two sides together realize the goals of upgrading relations.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the increasing number of Vietnamese people being elected to leadership positions in Oregon is a testament to the integration and contributions of the Vietnamese community, affirming the position of Vietnamese people in the US.

Oregon State Economic Development Office Chief Vince Porter said that the relationship between Oregon and Vietnam has developed strongly on the basis of the Letter of Intent on cooperation between the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the state of Oregon, including the success of Oregon Governor Katherine Brown's visit to Vietnam in November 2022.

Mr. Vince Porter respectfully reiterated the invitation of the new Governor of Oregon Tina Kotek to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to visit Oregon soon and affirmed that Oregon wants to strengthen and expand relations with Vietnam , especially relations with Vietnamese localities.

The Oregon delegation congratulated the two countries on upgrading their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and pledged to further deepen the cooperative relationship between the two sides. The Oregon representative said that a Vietnamese cultural center will soon be established in Oregon.

The Prime Minister thanked Governor Tina Kotek for her invitation and expressed his hope to soon have the opportunity to visit the state of Oregon.

Connecting Silicon Valley tech businesses with the Vietnamese community

At a reception for a delegation of politicians from San Francisco Bay Area cities in California led by Sheng Thao, Mayor of Oakland, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh happily announced that Vietnam and the US have just upgraded their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

This is a testament to the desire to continue promoting substantive and effective development relations for the benefit of the people of the two countries, contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Prime Minister receives Ms. Sheng Thao, Mayor of Oakland City Ms. Sheng Thao and representatives

Officials and large businesses in the Bay Area of ​​California expressed excitement at the event and said they are actively preparing for the APEC Summit in San Francisco in November and look forward to welcoming high-ranking leaders of Vietnam.

Recently, businesses from both countries have signed many specific cooperation agreements, including exploring the possibility of Vietjet airline opening a direct flight to California.

Ms. Sheng Thao hopes to promote the connection of technology businesses in Silicon Valley with the Vietnamese community across the United States and with Vietnam. With the current good relationship between the two countries, businesses from both sides have a real opportunity to strengthen cooperation, especially in the fields of technology, semiconductors, medicine, etc.

She also shared with the Prime Minister that the San Francisco Bay Area has a large Vietnamese community, supported and facilitated by the state and city governments. This is a typical example of Vietnamese people returning to participate in building their homeland.

At the same time, Mayor Sheng Thao expressed his desire to seek cooperation opportunities with Vietnamese businesses investing in the US, including car company Vinfast.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his delight at the concrete and substantive progress in cooperation between Vietnam and the US in general and the San Francisco Bay Area in particular. Vietnam always welcomes and gives family affection to those who return home from abroad. This is a very humane feature of Vietnamese culture.

The Prime Minister asked Mayor Sheng Thao and representatives of cities and the business community in the San Francisco Bay Area to invite more people and businesses to Vietnam to enhance people-to-people exchanges and seek investment and business opportunities.

The head of the Vietnamese Government affirmed that strengthening cooperation, sharing benefits, and jointly building and developing the country is an effective and practical measure to implement the framework of the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and makes an important contribution to helping the two countries overcome the consequences of war.

Thu Hang from San Francisco, USA

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