General Secretary and President arrives in New York to begin attending the high-level week of the United Nations General Assembly
General Secretary and President To Lam has arrived in New York to begin his program of attending the Future Summit, the High-level General Debate of the 79th UN General Assembly, and working in the United States.
At 5:05 p.m. on September 21 local time (morning of September 22 Vietnam time), the plane carrying General Secretary, President To Lam and his wife and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at JF Kennedy International Airport, New York City, USA, to begin the program to attend the Future Summit, the High-level General Debate of the 79th United Nations General Assembly and work in the US.
Welcoming the General Secretary, President and his wife along with the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation at JF Kennedy International Airport were Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Nguyen Quoc Dung and his wife; Ambassador, Head of the Vietnamese Mission to the United Nations Dang Hoang Giang and staff of the Embassy and the Mission.
This is the first working trip to the United States by the General Secretary and President to participate in multilateral foreign affairs activities and work in his new position, and also the first time a Vietnamese General Secretary and President has directly attended high-level meetings at the United Nations General Assembly.
After nearly 50 years, the relationship between Vietnam and the United Nations continues to develop positively, deepening and being constantly consolidated and strengthened. The United Nations has accompanied Vietnam from the stage of national reconstruction, post-war recovery to breaking the embargo and gradually integrating into the world.
Vietnam has participated more proactively and actively, and made more substantial and profound contributions in terms of ideas, human resources, and resources in all areas of the United Nations' core 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.
Meanwhile, after one year of implementing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the Vietnam-US relationship has achieved many positive results. Strategic cooperation between the two countries in many fields continues to be promoted; contacts and delegation exchanges take place actively on all channels and at all levels.
The economic, trade and investment sectors continue to be an important driving force for bilateral relations. In the first eight months of 2024, bilateral trade turnover reached nearly 88 billion USD, an increase of 22%.
Security and defense cooperation continues to be effectively implemented, in which cooperation in overcoming the consequences of war continues to be a priority and an important pillar in the relationship between the two countries. Regarding the remaining differences, the two sides will continue to strengthen dialogue in a frank and constructive spirit and pay attention to each other's legitimate interests.
At the United Nations this time, General Secretary and President To Lam will bring important messages strongly supporting multilateralism, with the central role of the United Nations in peace, cooperation and development in the world. At the same time, the General Secretary and President will have bilateral meetings and contacts with leaders of international organizations and countries attending the high-level week of the United Nations General Assembly.
During the working trip, General Secretary and President To Lam will also have important bilateral meetings with US government leaders, attend and speak at events celebrating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-US diplomatic relations and the first 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.
This is an opportunity for Vietnam to once again affirm its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization and diversification of foreign relations, proactive and active international integration, being a friend, a reliable partner and a responsible member of the international community, always actively contributing to peace, friendship, cooperation and development in the region and the world./.