Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính (right) meets with US friends. VNA photo

 NEW YORK – Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính had a meeting with US friends in New York on September 22 afternoon (local time) on the occasion of his trip to attend the high-level week of the 78th United Nations General Assembly.

They are friends who have always had a strong attachment to and wholeheartedly supported Việt Nam in its struggle for national independence and reunification, exerted efforts to heal and overcome war consequences, promoted the process of normalisation, consolidated and developed Việt Nam - US relations over the past years.

PM Chính affirmed that Việt Nam and the US would continue to deepen cooperation on all 10 pillars of the new relationship framework to bring benefits to their people and contribute to peace, stability, cooperation and prosperity in the region and the world.

The Vietnamese leader proposed US friends continue to motivate and inspire young generations and contribute more to nurturing the bilateral relations in the spirit of respect for each other's institutions and independence and sovereignty, and coordinate with the Việt Nam Union of Friendship Organisations to hold people-to-people exchange activities to enhance mutual understanding, friendship and respect between the two countries' people.

US friends expressed their belief that Việt Nam would gain greater achievements in the cause of national construction and protection, and contribute more actively to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

They agreed that the establishment of the Vietnam-US Comprehensive strategic partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development during US President Joe Biden’s historic visit to Việt Nam was a very important milestone in the bilateral relations, affirming their determination to have specific actions and plans to contribute to the implementation of the new relationship framework with practical results. VNA/VNS