Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
-PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in California on September 17 (local time),beginning a working trip to the US to attend the high-level week of the 78thsession of the United Nations General Assembly, and to conduct bilateralactivities in the country.
Duringhis stay in the US until September 23, the PM is scheduled to attend andaddress the high-level general debate of UN General Assembly, UN Summits andhigh-level meetings on global issues such as climate change and pandemicresponse. He will also engage in bilateral meetings with UN Secretary General,President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, and leaders of othercountries and international organisations.Read full text
-PM Chinh had a meeting with representatives of theVietnamese community in the US on September 17 evening (local time), rightafter arriving in San Francisco.
Representatives showed their delight at thehomeland’s socio-economic achievements over the years, especially after theCOVID-19 pandemic, and expressed their hope to make more contributions to thegrowth of the Vietnam-US relations.Read full text
-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s attendance at thehigh-level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assemblyconveys a message about a peace-loving Vietnam that is a responsible memberparticipating more actively, proactively and effectively in the UN’s commonwork of handling global challenges to internationall friends, according to aVietnamese diplomat.
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, PermanentRepresentative of Vietnam to the UN, said that the participation of theVietnamese high-level delegation at major UN events this year demonstrates thehighest commitment of the country’s Party, State and people to be willing toactively contribute to the common efforts of the international community tomaintain international peace and security and sustainable development.Read full text
- Vietnam has been a dynamic, evolving member of highvalue of the United Nations (UN) over the last 45 years, Acting UN ResidentCoordinator in Vietnam Rana Flowers has said.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agencyon the occasion of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s attendance at thehigh-level week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, the UN representativedescribed Vietnam a responsible member and a strong supporter ofmultilateralism anchored in the UN, highlighting the country’s active role inthe UN Peacekeeping Operations and the UN Peace and Security Agenda, and itscommitment to the net-zero emission target by 2050.Read full text
-PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to attend the 20th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO)and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) in Nanning city, China'sGuangxi province, from September 16-17 was successful and effective, saidDeputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu.
Speaking to the press on the visit, Vu said it is a high-level foreign activitywith a great significance.Read full text
-The Vietnam Socio-Economic Forum 2023 will be held in ahybrid format on September 19 with the participation of 400 delegates as wellas domestic and foreign scientists, heard a press conference on September 17.
Themed “Enhancing internal capacity, creatingdrivers for growth and sustainable development", the event will beorganised by the National Assembly (NA)’s Economic Committee, the Party CentralCommittee's Economic Commission, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politicsand the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.Read full text
-Nhandan (People) newspaper, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of Vietnam,joined the 88th Fête de l'Humanité that took place from September 15-17 inParis.
Theevent, considered a major festival of French communists, attracted about400,000 visitors.
Speakingat the opening ceremony of the Vietnamese pavilion, Senator Fabien Gay,Director of L'Humanité newspaper, emphasised that the event aims to expresssolidarity and friendship between peoples, between Vietnam and France, andcontribute to promoting the anti-war movement, fighting for peace and socialprogress.Read full text
-The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Busan port city introduced itstourism policies and plans for Vietnamese firms at a recent event held by theBusan Tourism Organisation (BTO) in Hanoi.
The “2023 Busan Travel Connect in Hanoi”, whichtook place on September 15, is expected to contribute to promoting thefriendship between the two countries.Read full text/.
