Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s activities in US
Friday, 10/07/2015 08:43 (GMT+7)
The first visit by the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam to the United States took place 40 years after the end of the war, the liberation of southern Vietnam and national reunification, 20 years after the establishment of Vietnam – US diplomatic relationship, in order to promote the bilateral cooperation and deepen the strategic partnership between the two countries.
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On July 6th, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Nguyen Phu Trong and the Vietnamese delegation arrived at Andrews military airport in Washington D.C. Staff from the Vietnamese Embassy in the US and representatives from the Vietnamese community in the US welcomed the Party General Secretary. |
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The Party General Secretary on July 6th (local time) attended a ceremony to hand over the new-generation plane Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from the US Boeing Group to Vietnam Airlines (VNA) at Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington D.C. |
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong congratulated VNA’s important event in realizing the plan to expand and renew airplanes. |
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On July 6th (local time), Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited and laid a wreath at the US President Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C. |
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Thomas Jefferson is the third President of US, the primary drafter of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 in which President Ho Chi Minh quoted to start the Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 2nd September 1945. |
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Also on July 6th, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong received Trade Representative Michael Froman when he came to greet the Vietnamese leader. |
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Barrack Obama held talks at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington D.C on July 7th. |
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The US President stressed that the US attached special importance to its relations with Vietnam and Vietnam’s role in the Asian-Pacific region. |
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He attended a banquet hosted by Vice President Joe Biden which was arranged immediately after the talks between Vietnamese Party leader and
US President Barack Obama. |
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In the evening of July 7th, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with Vietnam – US social classes. |
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On July 7th, Party General Secretary, Nguyen Phu Trong met with US religious leaders and representatives from the Institute of Global Engagement (IGE). |
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US religious leaders sent a greeting message to
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. |