The working trip from September 21 is the first multilateral foreign activity and working trip to the US of General Secretary and President To Lam in his new position.
General Secretary, President To Lam - Photo: NAM TRAN
According to the announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 19, from September 21 to 27, General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, will attend the Future Summit, the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, work in the United States and pay a state visit to Cuba at the invitation of First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel.
The first things on the working trip of General Secretary and President To Lam
Responding to the press on the same day, September 19, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said that from September 22 to 24, General Secretary and President To Lam will attend the Future Summit, the high-level meeting of the 79th United Nations General Assembly and work in the United States.
"This is the first working trip to the US to participate in multilateral foreign affairs activities of the General Secretary and President in his new position.
This is also the first time a General Secretary and President of our country has directly attended high-level meetings at the United Nations General Assembly," Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son emphasized.
According to Mr. Bui Thanh Son, the content of these conferences is very "correct and accurate" when taking place in the context of the world and the United Nations witnessing many profound changes, with many traditional and non-traditional challenges, strongly impacting multilateral institutions, cooperation and sustainable development on a global scale and for each country.
With 150 heads of state and government from United Nations member countries expected to attend, this will be an opportunity for the United Nations and the international community to review and find effective ways to accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, and set out major development orientations for the coming period.
Mr. Bui Thanh Son informed at the United Nations headquarters in New York City (USA): "General Secretary and President To Lam will bring great and important messages strongly supporting multilateralism, with the central role of the United Nations in peace, cooperation and development in the world."
Looking back over the past 50 years, Vietnam has become a reliable, active and responsible partner of the international community as well as the United Nations.
According to Mr. Bui Thanh Son, Vietnam has participated more and more proactively and actively, and has made more and more substantial and extensive contributions in terms of ideas, people, and resources in all areas of the United Nations' pillar activities on peacekeeping , security, and development cooperation.
Vietnam is also trusted and has high expectations from the international community, and has successfully held many important positions at the United Nations.
"United Nations leaders always appreciate Vietnam's role and contributions and hope that Vietnam will continue to play an increasingly active role in the United Nations' priority areas," Mr. Bui Thanh Son emphasized.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son - Photo: Provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Towards 30 years of establishing Vietnam - US diplomatic relations
General Secretary and President To Lam's working trip to the US also took place on the occasion of the first anniversary of the two countries upgrading their relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and actively preparing for activities to celebrate the 30th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations in 2025.
According to Mr. Bui Thanh Son, this is an important occasion for both sides to look back at the achievements brought about by the new relationship framework, and at the same time discuss major orientations and measures to continue maintaining the positive, stable and substantive development momentum of the relationship in the coming years.
The two sides will continue to adhere to the fundamental principles of bilateral relations, including "respect for the United Nations Charter, international law, and respect for each other's political institutions, independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity"; further consolidate political trust and strategic confidence, ensure the aspirations of the people of both sides, and make more positive contributions to peace, stability, cooperation, and sustainable development in the region as well as in the world.
During the working trip, General Secretary and President To Lam will have important bilateral meetings with US government leaders.
The Party and State leaders will also attend and speak at events to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic relations and one year of upgrading relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership, as well as meetings and working sessions with the participation of leading US officials, businesses, experts and scholars.
After one year of implementing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, cooperation between Vietnam and the US has achieved many positive results in a number of areas, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son:
Firstly, contacts and delegation exchanges have been taking place actively at all channels and levels. In addition to maintaining existing annual dialogue mechanisms, the two sides have successfully launched new annual dialogue mechanisms such as the Foreign Ministers' Dialogue, Economic Dialogue, Security and Law Enforcement Dialogue.
Second, economy - trade - investment continues to be an important driving force for bilateral relations. Bilateral trade turnover in the first 8 months of 2024 reached nearly 88 billion USD, up 22%. Many large enterprises of the two countries are actively expanding investment in each other's markets, creating a strong intertwined interest.
Third, security and defense cooperation continues to be effectively implemented, in which cooperation in overcoming war consequences continues to be a priority and an important pillar in bilateral relations, achieving many substantive results; security and law enforcement cooperation is increasingly strengthened...
Fourth, the two sides continue to coordinate closely at important multilateral mechanisms and forums as well as substantive cooperation to respond to global issues.
Besides, on issues that still differ, the two sides will continue to strengthen dialogue in a frank and constructive spirit and pay attention to each other's legitimate interests.
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