President meets with Vietnamese expats living in the US
President Vo Van Thuong met with Vietnamese expats on November 15 (local time) as part of his trip to attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in San Francisco.
President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse visit family of Pham Van Tich (Photo: VNA)
San Francisco (VNA) – President Vo Van Thuong met with Vietnameseexpats on November 15 (local time) as part of his trip to attend the APECEconomic Leaders’ Week in San Francisco.
He briefed the overseas Vietnamese about the country’s socio-economic developmentas well as its strong diplomatic ties with 193 countries and territories allover the world, with the highlight being the upgrade of the Vietnam – US relationsto a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership which, he said, helps improve theposition of the Vietnamese people who are living and working in the US.
The Party and State always bear in mind the contributions made by the expats aswell as US friends to the struggle for national independence and reunification,he said, recognising expat contributions to the development of thePermanent Delegation of Vietnam to the UN.
He said he hopes that the Vietnamese expats will continue promoting patriotismand popularising the Party and State’s great national unity policy among youngpeople.
The overseas Vietnamese community, including those in the US, is an inseparablepart of the nation, he affirmed, hoping that the Vietnamese in theUS will strengthen solidarity, comply with the regulations of thehost nation, and make further contributions to the local development, as well as the fatherland’s protection, construction and development cause.
Earlier, President Thuong visited Stanford University’s hospital and medical centre.
As cooperation in health care is part of theessence of the Vietnam - US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Thuongexpressed his hope that the hospital will cooperate withVietnamese side in this regard./.
President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese community in the US on November 14 (local time) on the occasion of his trip to the country to attend the APEC Leaders’ Week and bilateral activities at the invitation of US President Joe Biden.
President Vo Van Thuong attended a policy discussion at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in San Francisco, the US, on November 15 morning (US time), as part of his trip to attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week and bilateral activities in the US.
President Vo Van Thuong attended and delivered a speech at a roundtable connecting Vietnamese and US businesses and localities in San Francisco on November 15 afternoon (local time) as part of his trip to attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week and bilateral activities in the US.
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Ha expressed his hope that cooperation in science and technology, agriculture, and natural resources would emerge as new focal points and engines of growth in Vietnam–China relations.
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President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse visit family of Pham Van Tich (Photo: VNA) 
