From 20-25/9, General Secretary and President To Lam will attend the 81st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly's high-level debate, engage in bilateral activities in the US, and make a state visit to Canada at the invitation of Governor General of Canada Louise Arbour.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang stated that this trip by the General Secretary and President clearly demonstrates Vietnam's independent, self-reliant, multilateral, diversified foreign policy. It also shows a proactive and comprehensive international integration, leveraging resources to create development opportunities for the nation.

General Secretary and President To Lam at a conference in 4/2026. *Ngoc Thanh*

The working visit also offers an opportunity to convey, at the highest level, the message of a Vietnam entering a new era of development, marked by vision, determination, and a strong aspiration to advance.

General Secretary and President To Lam will attend and deliver a key speech at the UN General Assembly's high-level debate, affirming Vietnam's strong support and commitment to the UN's central role in multilateral cooperation and promoting respect for international law.

The General Secretary and President's working visit and bilateral activities in the US will contribute to implementing the shared understanding between high-level leaders of Vietnam and the US. It will further promote the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, fostering stable, substantive, effective, and sustainable development.

This occasion also allows both sides to enhance high-level engagement, discuss strategic and long-term issues for bilateral relations, deepen mutual understanding, and garner support from various sectors for Vietnam and the Vietnam-US bilateral relationship.

Regarding Canada, this visit by the General Secretary and President will generate strong political momentum, driving Vietnam-Canada relations to develop more substantively, balancedly, and effectively, commensurate with the potential, strengths, and needs of both nations.

The event will also usher in a more strategic and comprehensive development phase between the two countries, contributing positively to peace and stability in the region and worldwide.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang. *BNG*

Deputy Minister Dang Hoang Giang assessed that the achievements in Vietnam-US relations over the past three decades have been comprehensive and substantive. Both sides maintain regular exchanges and contacts at all levels. Cooperation in addressing war legacies stands as a highlight in the bilateral relationship. Economy, trade, and investment have become driving forces, with increasing interconnectedness and mutual support.

Both sides are actively expanding cooperation into new, strategic, and future-shaping areas. These include science and technology, innovation, the semiconductor industry, AI, energy transition, and high-quality human resource development.

Defense and security cooperation continues to develop effectively, strengthening political trust between both sides. People-to-people exchanges, education, healthcare, and culture are expanding. The Vietnamese community in the US continues to act as a bridge, contributing positively to bilateral relations.

Regarding Vietnam-Canada relations, after more than half a century of establishing diplomatic ties and nearly a decade of implementing the Comprehensive Partnership framework, both countries have built an increasingly solid foundation for their relationship.

Political trust has been strengthened, and economic, trade, and investment cooperation has developed dynamically. Collaboration in education and training, science and technology, defense and security, and people-to-people exchanges are becoming more substantive.

Based on this, General Secretary and President To Lam's working visit is expected to significantly strengthen and deepen Vietnam's relations with its partners. It will affirm Vietnam as a proactive, active, and responsible nation in global affairs, contributing positively to peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and worldwide.

Ngoc Anh