At 3:05 p.m. this afternoon, US President Joe Biden and his entourage laid flowers at the statue of the late Senator John McCain, who built a bridge for Vietnam-US relations.
After the state reception at the Presidential Palace, the US delegation boarded a car and headed to Truc Bach Lake in Ba Dinh District. At the statue of late Senator John McCain on Thanh Nien Street by the lake, the US President and Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry laid flowers. Mr. Biden stood at attention and saluted.
After about 10 minutes of stopping in front of the relief, the US President and his entourage got in the car and drove to Noi Bai airport, ending his visit and working trip in Vietnam.
US President Joe Biden stopped to lay flowers in memory of the late Senator John McCain at Truc Bach Lake on the afternoon of September 11. Photo: Hoang Phong
Earlier, in the 24 hours in Hanoi, US President Joe Biden had many important activities, especially the talks with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to establish a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development between Vietnam and the US.
The US President also met with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and attended the US-Vietnam Investment and Innovation Summit. Afterwards, Mr. Biden met with President Vo Van Thuong and attended a state banquet.
Flowers from the US President placed at the relief of the late Senator John McCain. Photo: Loc Chung
The memorial relief of the late Senator John McCain is located on the shore of Truc Bach Lake in Ba Dinh District, depicting McCain, an American pilot who was shot down with a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk on October 26, 1967, while bombing the North and had to parachute into the lake. After more than 5 years in Hoa Lo Prison, McCain was released under the Paris Agreement in 1973.
Returning to the US, McCain entered politics and worked to normalize and promote Vietnam-US relations. He also returned to Vietnam many times, visiting the relief marking the event when he and his plane were shot down by the Vietnamese military and civilians. McCain passed away on August 25, 2018, after more than a year of battling brain cancer.
During her visit to Vietnam in August 2021, US Vice President Kamala Harris laid flowers at the bas-relief in memory of the late Senator John McCain.
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