On January 7, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, General Secretary To Lam received Mr. Nicholas Berggruen, founder and Chairman of Berggruen Holdings Investment Company and Berggruen Institute, and Ms. Nguyen Thi Lien Hang, Director of the Weatherhead Institute for East Asian Studies, Columbia University, USA.
General Secretary To Lam highly appreciated the support of Mr. Nicholas Berggruen and Ms. Nguyen Thi Lien Hang for the development of Vietnam - US relations in recent times.
General Secretary To Lam affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to its relationship with the US and wishes to promote bilateral relations for the benefit of the people and businesses of the two countries, contributing to peace, stability and sustainable development in the region and the world.
Assessing the substantial and effective developments of the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in recent times with important contributions from businesses, scholars and people of the two countries, General Secretary To Lam suggested that Mr. Nicholas Berggruen and Ms. Nguyen Thi Lien Hang continue to exchange and explore new investment and research opportunities in Vietnam, while coordinating to effectively implement existing cooperation agreements between Columbia University and universities in Vietnam.
General Secretary To Lam emphasized that Vietnam is entering a new era of development; the entire Party and people of Vietnam are making efforts and urgently implementing the tasks set by the 13th National Party Congress, which is to turn Vietnam into a developing country with an upper middle income by 2030 and a developed country with a high income by 2045.
To achieve that goal, Vietnam persistently pursues the policy of building an independent, self-reliant, deeply integrated economy, identifying science and technology, innovation and building high-quality human resources as strategic breakthroughs, decisive factors in enhancing national competitiveness and sustainable development, harmoniously and effectively combining the development of endogenous capacity with actively making the most of external opportunities and resources.
The General Secretary affirmed that Vietnam will continue to create favorable conditions for the activities of foreign investors, including the US, in Vietnam, and attach importance to promoting educational cooperation and cultural and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.
With sincere thanks to General Secretary To Lam for taking the time to meet him, Mr. Nicholas Berggruen and Ms. Nguyen Thi Lien Hang were pleased to witness Vietnam's development achievements as well as the positive progress in Vietnam - US relations in recent times.
Mr. Nicholas Berggruen and Ms. Nguyen Thi Lien Hang expressed their appreciation for the vision of the Vietnamese leaders and General Secretary To Lam, affirming that they will actively support efforts to promote bilateral relations in the coming time; promote appropriate investment opportunities, contribute to promoting US-Vietnam relations, as well as support Vietnam to achieve its goals.
