US Prez Joe Biden to visit Vietnam after G20 Summit in Delhi for bilateral ties
US Prez Joe Biden to visit Vietnam after G20 Summit in Delhi for bilateral ties
News comes to the fore that the US President Joe Biden, after attending the G20 Summit in New Delhi, US President Joe Biden will embark on his one-day visit to Hanoi Vietnam on September 10 to strengthen US-Vietnam relations.
In Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, he will meet with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other leaders.
The White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
in an official statement, disclosed that the leaders will explore opportunities to promote the growth of a technology-focused and innovation-driven Vietnamese economy, etc.
Biden’s visit to Vietnam will also focus on expansion of the people-to-people ties amidst the two countries through education exchanges, workforce development programs, combatting climate change, and increasing peace, prosperity, and stability in the region.
The White House also announced that Joe Biden will stop in Alaska on his way home from Vietnam to mark the 22nd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States.
Amid his short visit to Alaska, the US President will also participate in a memorial ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage with members of the military, first responders, and their families.
For years, the Unites States has been seeking to strengthen relations with Vietnam which has cautiously approached entreaties by Washington. I
It is pertinent to note that China and Russia have also long served as key trading partners for Vietnam.
Earlier this year, Secretary of State Antony Blinken also visited Vietnam weeks after the 50th anniversary of the US troop withdrawal that marked the end of America’s direct military involvement in Vietnam. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in July also traveled to Hanoi.
Diplomatic relations amidst the US and Vietnam were only restored in 1995. Since then, bilateral trade has grown, reaching a high of $138 billion in goods trade last year.
The Vietnam visit was announced after Biden earlier this month hosted the leaders of Japan and South Korea for a historic summit at the US presidential retreat of Camp David to cement a new economic and security agreement, according to AP reports.
Biden has worked to bring South Korea and Japan — historic rivals — closer together amid their shared concerns about Chinese assertiveness in the Pacific and North Korea’s nuclear program.
News Edit K.V.Raman
