Major highlights of US President Joe Biden’s visit to Vietnam
VOV.VN - President of the United States Joe Biden is scheduled to pay a State visit to Vietnam on September 9-10 at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong.
During his stay, Biden is set to hold talks with Trong and meet with other senior Vietnamese leaders, along with sidelines activities with businesses and people.
According to Vietnamese ambassador to the US, Nguyen Quoc Dung, the two sides will review their Comprehensive Partnership established in 2013 in all fields and set out directions for bilateral relations in the coming time, with a primary focus on cooperation in science and technology, economy - trade – investment, people-to-people exchanges as well as overcoming the consequences of war.
“This will open a new chapter in Vietnam-US relations, while creating more favourable conditions for Vietnam to gradually assert a higher position in the regional and global value chain,” said the ambassador.
The two sides also plan to exchange war memorabilia and organize meetings between their technology businesses. They are expected to sign many important economic agreements and contracts that are likely to be worth billions of dollars, revealed the ambassador.
Ambassador Dung also pointed out that Biden’s visit this time is of special significance as it takes place at a time when the two countries are celebrating 10 years of their comprehensive partnership.
“Fuelled by the comprehensive and extensive development of the two countries’ relationship, President Biden’s visit will create more motivation to bring Vietnam-US relations to new heights. This is the agreement that Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Joe Biden reached during their phone call on March 29, 2023,” said the diplomat.
He stated that welcoming President Biden on a State visit is to contribute to implementing Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification, and multilateralization of international relations, as well as comprehensive and deep international integration.
“I am optimistic about the future of bilateral relations based on the progress and achievements the two countries have recorded in recent times, the potential and aspirations of their peoples, and new cooperation frameworks that the leaders of the two countries will put forward during President Biden’s visit. The results of the visit will also practically contribute to the relationship between the US and ASEAN, as well as peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world at large,” concluded Ambassador Dung.
Vietnam and the US established diplomatic relations in 1995 and comprehensive partnership in 2013. Bilateral relations have developed strongly and effectively both in quantity and quality over the years.
Two-way trade turnover rose more than fivefold, from just US$25 billion in 2012 to US$139 billion in 2022, making Vietnam the seventh largest trading partner of the US.
Currently, the US is Vietnam’s largest export market for goods. The past two years saw Vietnam rake in more than US$100 billion each from exports to the US, helping to balance its international trade with other countries.
The US voices its support for a strong, independent, self-reliant and prosperous Vietnamese nation, and desires to raise their comprehensive partnership to new heights.
