New York, Sept. 22 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam met with American friends in New York on the afternoon of September 21 (local time). The meeting formed part of the leader's trip to the US to attend the High-Level General Debate of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly and conduct bilateral activities. It was jointly organised by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations, the Vietnamese Embassy in the US and the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations. The event was attended by members of the Communist Party USA, left-wing friends, traditional friends, representatives of peace, charitable, humanitarian, religious and non-governmental organisations, ...