Immediately after meeting with US President Joe Biden in New York in the afternoon, General Secretary and President To Lam went to John F. Kennedy International Airport, leaving the US for the capital of Cuba, La Habana.
General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife arrived in New York on September 21 (local time).
During his time in New York, he had about 40 important activities, spreading the message of a peace-loving Vietnam that focuses on sustainable development and looks towards the future.
Notably, the General Secretary and President delivered a speech conveying Vietnam’s message to the world at the Future Summit and the High-level General Debate of the 79th United Nations General Assembly.
Besides these two activities, he also had meetings with leaders of several countries, including India, Ukraine, the United States, and received leaders of the United Nations and several agencies of this organization.
During this working trip to the US, the head of the Party and State also had many activities with leading US businesses and investment funds through seminars, forums and private meetings.
General Secretary and President To Lam also took time to meet with Vietnamese intellectuals in the US, representatives of the Vietnam Innovation Network in the US, and US experts and scholars interested in Vietnam and the event to celebrate the first anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, towards the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
On this occasion, many Vietnamese and American businesses also signed and exchanged cooperation agreements in his presence.
With the above activities and results, the first working trip to the US of General Secretary and President To Lam was a great success, opening up many hopes for development in the Vietnam – US and Vietnam – United Nations relations.
This will further enhance Vietnam’s position and strengthen Vietnam’s image as a reliable and responsible partner in the world.
General Secretary and President To Lam’s first visit to Cuba
The state visit to Cuba by General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife took place at the invitation of First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez and his wife.
The delegation included four Politburo members, including Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh, Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang, Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia and Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang.
Besides, there were also Mr. Nguyen Duy Ngoc – Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office; Mr. Le Hoai Trung – Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Party Central Committee’s External Relations Commission; Mr. Bui Thanh Son – Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Nguyen Duc Hai – Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly.
There are also a number of Central Party Committee members who are Ministers and Provincial/Municipal Party Secretaries.