Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue (R) and US President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. in Hanoi in the afternoon of September 11 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue met with US President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. in Hanoi in the afternoon of September 11.
Expressing joy in hosting Biden as the first US President to visit the NA House, the top legislator congratulated Biden on his successful talks with Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on September 10 and welcomed the upgrade of relations to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development, which opens up a new chapter in the bilateral ties, spanning the channels of party, legislature, government, and people-to-people exchange.
Both leaders highlighted the importance of the parliaments in the process of healing, building trust, enhancing cooperation, and elevating the bilateral relationship. Biden thanked Hue for leading efforts to promote relations shared between the two legislatures and two countries based on trust and collaboration.
Regarding the results achieved after the talks on September 10, Hue stated that the Vietnamese NA and Government will jointly carry out an action plan to implement the Joint Leaders Statement on elevating the Vietnam-US ties. He suggested that the US expeditiously complete the procedures to recognise Vietnam as a market economy and continue allocating resources for post-war cooperation.
Agreeing with the NA Chairman’s proposals, the US President pledged to make efforts to promote internal US consensus in support of the Vietnam-US relations and the recognition of Vietnam's market economy status in a near future.
Regarding the 22nd anniversary of the September 11attacks, Hue expressed remembrance for the victims and deep sympathy with the US Government and people.
At the meeting, Hue and Biden witnessed leaders of the Vietnamese and US veterans associations and defence ministries presenting war mementos to each other. Both sides agreed to work to address the post-war consequences and discussed the importance of its continuity.
Hue and Biden witness leaders of the Vietnamese and US veterans associations and defence ministries presenting war mementos to each other. (Photo: VNA)
Biden took the occasion to express his wish to welcome Hue in Washington D.C. soon./.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Joseph Biden announced that the two sides had adopted a joint statement on elevating the Vietnam-US relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development at a press conference following their talks in Hanoi on September 10 evening.
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Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and US President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. agreed on September 11 to turn technology, innovation, and investment into a truly new important pillar of the countries’ freshly established comprehensive strategic partnership.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and US President Joe Biden agreed to turn technology, innovation, and investment into a truly new important pillar of the countries’ freshly established comprehensive strategic partnership during a high-level conference on investment and innovation between the two countries in Hanoi on September 11.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the emulation and commendation work is a vital driver, fostering patriotism, dedication, and collective momentum in the run-up to the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, Party congresses at all levels, and the 14th National Party Congress.
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Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Cuong highlighted ASEAN’s nearly six decades of development, during which the region transformed from division to harmony, from confrontation to cooperation, and from poverty to dynamic growth, becoming a global bright spot for regional cooperation.
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Vietnamese President Luong Cuong and Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) of Angola Carolina Cerqueira agreed to continue strengthening political trust, boost high-level delegation exchanges via all channels, including the parliamentary one, and create favourable legal conditions for bilateral cooperation.
Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue (R) and US President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. in Hanoi in the afternoon of September 11 (Photo: VNA) 
Hue and Biden witness leaders of the Vietnamese and US veterans associations and defence ministries presenting war mementos to each other. (Photo: VNA) 
