President Luong Cuong and spouse arrive in New York for the UNGA's 80th high-level debate
WVR - On the evening of September 21 (local time), President Luong Cuong and his spouse departed from Seattle to New York, for attending the 80th United Nations General Assembly's high-level general debate and engaging bilateral activities in the United States.
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| President Luong Cuong and his spouse arrive at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on the evening of September 21 (local time). (Photo: Hoang Hong) |
Welcoming the delegation at the airport were Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Nguyen Quoc Dung and his spouse; Ambassador, Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations Do Hung Viet and his spouse; Consul General of Vietnam in San Francisco Hoang Anh Tuan, along with staff from the Vietnamese Embassy in the United States and the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations.
Earlier, the President and his spouse visited Seattle, USA. The Head of State met with the Lieutenant Governor of Washington State, a delegation of Oregon State legislators, and U.S. businesses.
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| Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dung and Ambassador, Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, Do Hung Viet, welcome President Luong Cuong and his spouse to New York. (Photo: Hoang Hong) |
President Cuong’s first trip for multilateral diplomacy at the largest global forum holds utmost importance as the UN is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year. It also marks two years since Vietnam and the US established the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and 30 years since the normalisation of bilateral ties.
After nearly 50 years, the Vietnam–UN relations have grown strongly and become increasingly substantive. The UN has continually accompanied Vietnam during post-war reconstruction, the elimination of embargoes, and integration into the world.
President Cuong’s participation in the high-level general debate of the UNGA 80 continue to demonstrate Vietnam’s contributions to the world’s largest multilateral organisation and its active role in the settlement of regional and global issues.
He is scheduled to attend a high-level meeting celebrating the UN’s 80th anniversary and deliver necessary addresses at the high-level general debate and a special high-level event on climate action, thereby conveying a message about Vietnam as a responsible member of the UN which actively takes part in and substantially contributes to activities and major priorities of the UN and the international community.
He is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with leaders of international organisations and countries present at the UN high-level week.
Meanwhile, 30 years since the normalisation of bilateral ties and two years since the elevation of relations to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, cooperation, and sustainable development, the VieUSam – US relations have been developing extensively and intensively, with many encouraging results and stronger strategic cooperation recorded in all aspects, especially in handling war legacy.
During the trip, the President is set to have meetings with leaders of the US; receive enterprises, financial organisations, long-standing friends and partners, and leading scholars; attend a gathering of the two countries’ war veterans; and meet with staff of Vietnam’s representative bodies and the Vietnamese community in the US. President Cuong will also chair a ceremony marking Vietnam’s 80th National Day in New York.
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| President Luong Cuong meets the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and Permanent Mission at the airport. (Photo: Hoang Hong) |
The activities aim to assert Vietnam’s policy of attaching importance to further developing ties wiUS the US, especially in economy, trade, investment, and science – technology; promote the implementation of the agreements and commitments reached by the two countries’ leaders; gather support from different strata for Vietnam and bilateral relations; and show the Party and State’s attention to the Vietnamese community US the US.
