(VOVWORLD) - President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese community in the US on Tuesday (local time) on the occasion of his trip to the US to attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week and bilateral activities at the invitation of US President Joe Biden.
 President Vo Van Thuong meets the Vietnamese community in the US on November 14, 2023 (Photo: VOV) |
President Thuong emphasized the foreign policy of diversification and multilateralization in international relations of the Party and State, noting that Vietnam's foreign activities have contributed to raising Vietnam's role, position, and reputation on the international arena.
He highly valued contributions by the diplomatic sector, including Vietnamese representative agencies in the US, to those achievements.
 President Vo Van Thuong and his wife in a photo session with delegates attending the meeting (Photo: VOV) |
"Upgrading the Vietnam-US relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership brings huge opportunities for the two countries to enhance cooperation in trade, economic, investment, education, science, and production and participate in high-quality supply chains. But from commitment to implementation is a long journey. I hope that the Vietnamese Embassy and representative agencies in the US to strive to concretize cooperation agreements between the two countries and ministries, sectors, and localities of Vietnam would actively participate in this process," said the Vietnamese President.
He asked the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN to work harder to expand the ties between Vietnam and international organizations, establish cooperative partnerships, and advance Vietnam’s position and prestige.
Vietnamese representative agencies in San Francisco and Houston were demanded to strengthen cooperation between Vietnamese and US localities, and encourage overseas Vietnamese to invest in the homeland.