HANOI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet has signed a $965 million financing deal with ​Griffin Global Asset Management ‌for the purchase of 6 Boeing 737-8 ⁠aircraft, it said on Thursday.

Vietjet said ⁠in a statement the ‌agreement ‌marked a significant step in its strategy ​to diversify its ‌international funding sources.

* The deal was signed during a visit ​to the ​U.S. ‌by the head of Vietnam's Communist Party, To Lam, to attend ⁠the inaugural meeting of the ⁠Board of Peace, the initiative launched by U.S. President Donald Trump to address global conflicts.

* ⁠Vietjet ‌on Thursday also announced that ‌the value of an agreement ⁠it signed with Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of RTX, earlier this month was $5.4 billion.

* The agreement, originally announced at the Singapore Airshow, is for ​the supply and maintenance of 44 engines for A321neo and A321XLR ​aircraft.