General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of Vietnam To Lam had a meeting with US President Joe Biden on September 25 in New York (local time) as part of his US trip for the UN Summit of the Future and the high-level week of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), the Vietnam News Agency has reported.

The two leaders expressed their delight over the outcomes of the comprehensive strategic partnership after one year of establishment, which are in accordance with the interests and aspirations of both sides, contributing to maintaining peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

With a view to maintaining the stable and effective development momemtum, they agreed that the two sides need to work closely to effectively carry out the joint statement adopted last year, including enhancing discussions at all levels, bolstering cooperation across economy, trade, investment, high technology and semiconductor and capitalizing collaboration potential in high-quality human resources training, seeing it a key and a breakthrough in their partnership.

The Vietnamese top leader said Vietnam sees US a partner with strategic importance and expressed his hope that the partnership will continue maintaining its stable and long-term development momentum for the interest and aspirations of the two peoples.

The US President stressed that the US considers Vietnam as a top partner in the region.

He affirmed that the US backs a strong, independent, resilient and prosperous Vietnam and said he will continue working to bolster the partnership on the basis of respect for each other’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institution, making the bilateral ties a model for healing and cooperation for future construction.

He noted that the US commits to enhancing peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region, respecting the central role of ASEAN and supporting Vietnam’s increasingly important role in the region and the world.