Thuong emphasised the foreignpolicy of diversification and multilateralisation in international relations ofthe Party and State, noting that Vietnam's foreign activities have contributedto raising Vietnam's role, position, and reputation on the international arena.
He highly valued contributions by thediplomatic sector, including Vietnamese representative agencies inthe US, to those achievements.
The leader urged the Embassy and Vietnamese representative agencies in the US to strive to promptly concretise cooperation agreements between the two countries and ordered ministries, sectors, and localities of Vietnam to actively participatein this process.
He asked the PermanentMission of Vietnam to the UN to work harder to expand the ties betweenVietnam and international organisations, establish cooperative partnerships,and advance Vietnam’s position and prestige.
Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung saidVietnamese representative agencies have worked hard on promoting political, economic,and cultural diplomacy, and citizen protection, contributing to mobilisingresources for national development and raising Vietnam’s position.
He highlighted the fruitful development of the Vietnam – US relationship,saying Vietnamese representative agencies in the US have made efforts toadequately prepare for significant diplomatic engagements between the two sides.
According to the ambassador, about 30,000 Vietnamese studentsare studying in the US, ranking 5th in the world and first in Southeast Asia.Many US businesses are interested in Vietnam and most large US companies haveinvested in Vietnam.
Headof the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN, AmbassadorDang Hoang Giang said the staff of the agency always strive to overcome difficultiesand fulfill the multilateral diplomatic mission in line with the Party andthe State's foreign policy./.