PM Chinh returns to Hanoi from US working trip
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in Hanoi on May 19 morning, concluding his week-long working visit to the United States and United Nations.
During the visit, Chinh visited and worked in Washington D.C., Boston, New York and San Francisco with more than 50 different activities.
He attended and delivered speeches at working sessions of the ASEAN-US Special Summit, and met with leaders of some ASEAN countries such as the Prime Ministers of Laos, Cambodia, and Singapore, and the President of Indonesia.
He met with leaders of the United Nations, including the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the President of the United Nations General Assembly, and the Administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
The PM also met with US President Joe Biden and other top US Government officials such as the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Trade, the Secretary of the Treasury, the National Security Advisor, as well as leaders of several US cities.
He visited and delivered keynote speeches at the US Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Harvard University, and held dialogue on socio-economic, political, foreign affairs of Vietnam and international issues of common concern.
The PM spoke at a Vietnam-US investment promotion conference, and witnessed the handover of a number of cooperation documents in various fields between Vietnamese and US agencies and businesses.
He received leaders of many leading economic groups in the United States and businesses led by Vietnamese people. He particularly visited the global tech giants such as Intel, Apple, and Google, and visited the New York Stock Exchange - the largest of its kind in the world.
While staying in the US, PM Pham Minh Chinh spent time receiving US experts, scholars and friends who have support for Vietnam. He had three meetings with Vietnamese expatriates living, working, and studying in the United States.
PM Chinh’s working trip is described as successful, contributing to promoting the relations between ASEAN and the United States, Vietnam and the United Nations, and Vietnam and the United States, helping elevating Vietnam’s position and prestige in the international arena.
