During his 24 hours in Vietnam, US President Joe Biden had a lot of practical diplomatic activities. Tuoi Tre Online's team was present at many meaningful moments of this visit and recorded memorable moments.
US President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One after arriving at Noi Bai airport on the afternoon of September 10, 2023. This is President Biden's first visit to Vietnam since he took office in early 2021. The event takes place on the occasion of the two countries celebrating the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Comprehensive Partnership. Before coming to Vietnam, Mr. Biden attended the G20 Summit in India - Photo: HONG QUANG
US President Joe Biden's Cadillac One 2.0 (Beast) on the way to the Presidential Palace, where the official welcoming ceremony took place. Cadillac One 2.0 was first put into use in September 2018, during the term of President Donald Trump, equipped with a bulletproof armored body and floor, 127mm thick glass, 200mm thick doors (as heavy as a civil aircraft door), especially the underbody panels that can protect the car even in small bomb explosions. The total weight of the car is up to 9 tons - Photo: DANH KHANG
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong presided over the official welcoming ceremony for US President Joe Biden on a state visit to Vietnam at the Presidential Palace. During his visit to the US in July 2015, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with President Barack Obama and attended a reception hosted by then Vice President Joe Biden. That was the beginning of the personal relationship between the two leaders of Vietnam and the US - Photo: NAM TRAN
The US national anthem was played during the official welcoming ceremony. US President Joe Biden then posted four consecutive messages on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) on the evening of September 10, including the sentence: "Thank you for the warm welcome, Vietnam. I know this will be a historic visit" - Photo: NAM TRAN
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong shakes hands with US President Joe Biden before the two leaders enter talks at the Party Central Committee Office - Photo: VNA
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Joe Biden along with senior officials of the two countries at the official talks. At the beginning of the talks, the two leaders asked about each other's health. The General Secretary praised President Biden for being in good health at the age of 80 - Photo: NGUYEN KHANH
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Joe Biden spoke to the press after their talks. Here, the two leaders officially announced the upgrading of the two countries' relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The General Secretary emphasized: "Mutual understanding, each other's circumstances, respect for each other's legitimate interests and non-interference in each other's internal affairs are always important. The specific motto for the development of Vietnam - US relations is "putting aside the past, overcoming differences, promoting similarities, and looking towards the future". Vietnam highly appreciates and values the US's affirmation of supporting a "strong, independent, self-reliant and prosperous" Vietnam - Photo: HAI HUY
US President Joe Biden laughed at the US delegation's private press conference at a hotel in Hanoi on the evening of September 10, the event took place right after the successful conclusion of his talks with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong - Photo: NGUYEN KHANH
US President Joe Biden met with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the morning of September 11. The two leaders expressed their delight at the extensive developments in Vietnam-US relations after nearly 30 years of normalization of relations and 10 years of establishing a comprehensive partnership - Photo: NGUYEN KHANH
US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the Vietnam-US Summit on Investment and Innovation at the Government Office. President Joe Biden affirmed that the US will cooperate and support Vietnam to seize all potential opportunities; suggested that Vietnam in general, and Vietnamese enterprises in particular, continue to cooperate closely, especially in areas such as science - technology, innovation, semiconductor industry, cloud computing, green transformation, climate change response, human resource training; especially strengthening regional and global supply chains - Photo: NGUYEN KHANH
US President Joe Biden met with President Vo Van Thuong. On this occasion, the President respectfully presented President Biden with a special book entitled “A man, a path and a history: HO CHI MINH - LETTER TO THE USA” published by the Writers Association Publishing House, introducing President Ho Chi Minh's letters to the United States spanning half a century (1919 - 1969) - Photo: QUANG PHUC
President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception for US President Joe Biden at the Presidential Palace at noon on September 11 - Photo: QUANG PHUC
After leaving the reception, President Joe Biden met with National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, becoming the first US President to visit the Vietnamese National Assembly - Photo: NGUYEN THANG
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and President Joe Biden witnessed the leaders of the Vietnam Veterans Association and the Ministry of National Defense of the United States and the United States presenting war relics to each other, a symbolic and deeply humane act. The two sides agreed to make efforts to heal the consequences of war and discussed the importance of continuing this work - Photo: NGUYEN THANG
US President Joe Biden lays flowers at the statue of late US Senator John McCain in Hanoi on the afternoon of September 11 - Photo: REUTERS
US President Joe Biden's "The Beast" car on the way to the airport, passing through Trang Tien Street (Hanoi). To ensure security, each trip of the US President will have two "The Beast" cars in the lineup. The driver operating "The Beast" of President Biden is a woman - Photo: NGUYEN KHANH
US President Joe Biden waves as he boards his plane at Noi Bai airport leaving Hanoi on the afternoon of September 11, successfully concluding his visit to Vietnam - Photo: REUTERS
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