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US Ambassador hails Vietnam-US cooperation over 25 years of relations
US Ambassador hails Vietnam-US cooperation over 25 years of relations
US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink has
highlighted the two countries’ cooperation, as the 25th anniversary of
bilateral diplomatic relations (July 12) is just around the corner.
At a press meeting on July 2, he said the normalisation of relations has
benefited both sides, noting that his country respects Vietnam and recognises
its growing contributions to ties.
During his term, he noted, President Donald Trump has visited Vietnam twice,
first on the occasion of the APEC Summit in November 2017 and second the
US-DPRK Summit in February 2019.
He also mentioned official visits to Vietnam by Presidents Bill Clinton, George
W. Bush, and Barack Obama, saying they were all memorable.
Bilateral cooperation activities had been carried out long before the two
countries set up diplomatic ties, he went on, highlighting the search for
remains of US soldiers listed as missing in action during the war since 1988,
while cooperation in issues regarding the consequences of war has also had a
substantial role in relations.
The diplomat said he looks forward to stronger people-to-people exchanges between the
two countries in the following decades, adding that there are about 30,000
Vietnamese students in the US at present, which also means there are 30,000
cultural ambassadors for the two countries.
He said the two countries’ cooperation in the COVID-19 fight has been extraordinary,
and Vietnam’s response to the pandemic has been “perhaps the best in the entire
world”.
The US has been proud to be Vietnam’s partner in the health sector for more
than 20 years. It is pleased to see that cooperation has extended to Vietnam’s
extraordinary efforts to control the pandemic, including sharing technical
advice and consultation between the US Centres for Disease Control and
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health.
USAID has also been assisting Vietnam in coping with COVID-19 and recovering
its economy, he noted.
Appreciating the assistance Vietnam has provided to the US, he cited the saying
that “a friend in need is a friend indeed”, and that Vietnam is a good friend
of his country.
When the US has faced difficulties amid the pandemic, the Vietnamese Government
and thousands of Vietnamese friends have donated millions of face masks and
other types of protective medical equipment for use in the US, the diplomat
said.
He added he is confident that the assistance from Vietnam has saved lives in the
US, and his country is very grateful to Vietnam for that./.
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The two countries are pursuing a comprehensive partnership, with various high-level visits made in recent years.
Vietnam, the US, and other countries have joined hands in maintaining freedom of navigation and implementing the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS) in the East Sea.
Vietnam and the US are set to hold a range of activities in flexible forms that suit the situation amid the COVID-19 pandemic to mark the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties this year.
Major challenges are being faced by both Vietnam and the US, he continued, including traditional and non-traditional security issues, climate change, and natural disasters.
Achievements in the comprehensive partnership over the last 25 years have been extraordinary, basing on that the US respects Vietnam’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity and backs its development and prosperity.
For his part, Kritenbrink said he is impressed by Vietnam's efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that he is willing to share the country’s success story with US and world press agencies.
They highly valued effective coordination between the two countries in the COVID-19 fight, and confirmed to closely work in arranging activities to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the diplomatic ties, contributing to further promoting the Vietnam – US comprehensive partnership and the friendship between the two countries' people.
The two countries have planned many activities to celebrate the important event, including exchanges of delegations, workshops and talks on bilateral relations, economic and trade activities, meetings with the Vietnamese community in the US and visits between Vietnamese and US localities, as well as art exchange programmes.
Despite challenges caused by the pandemic, the Vietnam-US relations have been promoted and they have achieved positive results in numerous fields.
In economics and trade, the two countries have boosted consultations to maintain their development pace. The Vietnamese Government is taking measures to intensify bilateral trade in a harmonious and sustainable manner.
With huge potential for comprehensive cooperation, Vietnam and the US are boosting two-way trade in a more balanced manner to ensure sustainable development.
Notably, healthcare cooperation has become a bright spot in their bilateral relations with Vietnam currently producing protective gear and medical equipment for the US.
After 25 years of diplomatic relations and six years of the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership, bilateral relations have made positive progress in both bilateral and multilateral aspects.
The two sides will join hands in the future to deepen bilateral ties, contributing to maintaining peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
With GDP growth of nearly 7 percent each year and a population approaching 100 million, Vietnam is viewed as a promising market for US enterprises in health care, education, telecoms, retail, finance-banking, and energy.
Vietnam welcomes US enterprises to conduct long-term business in Vietnam and cooperate with Vietnamese partners in hi-tech agriculture, clean technology, and biotechnology, thus helping Vietnam deeply penetrate into regional and global supply chains.
The US is one of the countries hardest hit by COVID-19. Given the difficult circumstances, Hanoi has presented 100,000 antibacterial face masks and 50,000 medical masks to New York authorities and citizens to cope with COVID-19.
US should respect Vietnam's sovereignty and independence in human rights and democracy issues!
The two sides informed each other of the COVID-19 fight as well as the difficulties confronting them, thanked each other for their mutual assistance in the fight, and agreed to continue intensifying their cooperation in this field.
We should exchange ideas on the regional and global situation of mutual concern and reached consensus that abiding by international law in settling disputes is an important measure that contributes to the trust building, peace, stability and common development of the region and the world as a whole.
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