President Vo Van Thuong meets with US President Joe Biden in Hanoi
WVR/VNA - On September 11, in Hanoi, President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception for US President Joe Biden who paid a state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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| President Vo Van Thuong and US President Joe Biden. (Photo: WVR/Nguyen Hong) |
Welcoming President Biden and the US high-ranking delegation's visit, President Thuong held that the visit, along with Party General Secretary Trong and President Biden's announcement of the elevation of the Vietnam-US relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership reflect the stature of the relationship, meeting the interests of the two peoples, and positively contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
The Vietnamese State leader thanked the US President for, in different important positions, always giving good sentiments to Vietnam.
President Thuong reaffirmed that Vietnam attaches great importance to and hopes to promote relations with the US in a deep, wide, effective, stable and sustainable manner on the foundation of agreed principles, including respect for international law, the UN Charter, and each other's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institution.
President Biden reaffirmed that the US treasures ties with Vietnam, and supports a strong, independent, self-reliant, prosperous Vietnam with continuous reform and expanded international integration, performing an increasingly important role in ASEAN and the region.
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| President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception for US President Joe Biden. (Photo: WVR/Nguyen Hong) |
In order to continue to further deepen bilateral relations within the newly-established Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, President Thuong suggested that the two sides continue to strengthen bilateral political-diplomatic relations, especially through meetings of senior leaders.
He thanked President Biden for inviting him to the APEC Leaders' Meeting in San Francisco this November, and accepted the invitation.
(Source:WVR/VNA)
