US President invites Vietnamese Prime Minister to Washington to attend ASEAN - US Summit
US President Joe Biden has just sent a letter inviting Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other ASEAN leaders to attend the special US-ASEAN Summit in Washington DC.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told the press at a regular press conference that the US President had sent an invitation.Prime ministerand ASEAN leaders to attend the upcoming ASEAN-US Special Summit in Washington DC.
ASEAN countries agreed with the US proposal to hold the conference. The parties are discussing issues related to the conference, including the timing of the conference.
The White House said on February 28 that US President Joe Biden will host a special summit to welcome leaders of ASEAN countries on March 28-29 in Washington DC.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the COP26 Conference in the UK in November 2021. Photo: VNA |
The summit will celebrate 45 years of US-ASEAN diplomatic relations.
“A top priority for the Biden-Harris administration is to be a strong, trusted partner to strengthen an empowered and unified ASEAN to address the challenges of our time,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced about the summit.
During his visit to Southeast Asia in December 2021, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that ASEAN “plays an important role in the architecture of the Indo-Pacific region”.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that at the upcoming summit, US and ASEAN leaders are expected to discuss the situation in Myanmar, issues such as post-pandemic recovery, climate change, investment and infrastructure.
