Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has cast General Secretary and President To Lam's five-day trip through the US and Canada as a milestone that cemented the country's standing on the world stage.

General Secretary and President To Lam had a working luncheon with Speaker of the Senate Raymonde Gagné and Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia at the Parliament of Canada on September 24 (local time).

The speech carries one consistent message: humanity shouldn't treat confrontation as inevitable in a fast-changing world. Instead, it should proactively manage change through trust, international law, dialogue, cooperation and shared responsibility.

General Secretary and President To Lam met with Governor General of Canada Louise Arbour at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on September 24 morning (local time) as part of his State visit to Canada.

General Secretary and President To Lam received representatives from the Canada–Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group at the Parliament of Canada on September 24 (local time) as part of his State visit to Canada.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam held talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on September 24 (local time) as part of his State visit to Canada.

Vietnam and Canada have issued a joint statement on their Strategic Partnership, which was established during a state visit to the North American nation by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam.

Vietnam is ready to work with Canada to build a substantive Strategic Partnership that brings practical benefits to the peoples of both countries and contributes to the international community, General Secretary and President To Lam has said.

Governor General of Canada Louise Arbour hosted a banquet for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam, who is paying a state visit to Canada, in Ottawa on September 24 evening (local time).

Vietnam’s minister for ethnic and religious affairs met Vatican officials on September 22–23 to discuss Catholic life in Vietnam, dialogue and closer cooperation.

The state visit to Canada by General Secretary and President To Lam on September 24-25 is expected to create fresh momentum for more substantive and closer Vietnam-Canada relations, opening a new phase in the two countries’ Comprehensive Partnership.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam met leaders of US financial institutions and investment funds in New York on September 23, urging them to see Vietnam as a long-term development partner, not just an attractive market.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam met representatives of several US corporations in New York on September 23 during his trip for the 81st UN General Assembly and bilateral engagements.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam’s participation in UNGA 81 and bilateral engagements in the US from September 20-23 highlighted Vietnam’s growing diplomatic role while opening new opportunities to support national development.

Governor General of Canada Louise Arbour presided over an official welcome ceremony for General Secretary and President To Lam and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam, who are on a state visit to Canada, on the morning of September 24.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) reported on September 23 that it recently teamed up with the State Bank of Vietnam to hold a non-deal roadshow in the US, pitching the country to international investors without selling a single bond.

Vietnam and the US signed two limited-scope project agreements (LSPAs) in Hanoi on September 23 to advance efforts to address the post-war chemical and Agent Orange/dioxin contamination in Vietnam.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam met with US Senator Steve Daines, Senator for Montana and member of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, in New York on September 23 morning.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam met with representatives of JPMorganChase and Visa in New York on the morning of September 23 (local time).

A C-17 military transport aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force arrived in Hanoi on September 23 to carry Vietnam’s Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 8 to South Sudan to undertake United Nations peacekeeping duties.