US attaches importance to boosting comprehensive partnership with Vietnam
12/7/20
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Delegates at the kick-off ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-US diplomatic relations (1995-2020) |
The US Department of State hosted a gathering on July 10 to mark the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties with the chair of Assistant Secretary of State David Stilwell.
Attending the event were Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc, Senior Director the White House National Security Council Allison Hooker, the council’s Senior Director for Southeast Asia Julie Turner and Director of the Peace Corps Jody Olsen.
At the event, Ngoc and Hooker exchanged congratulatory letters of Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Donald Trump.
[Leaders of Vietnam, US exchange congratulations on diplomatic ties]
Stilwell reaffirmed the US policy of attaching importance to its comprehensive partnership with Vietnam and continuing to work with the Southeast Asian nation in maintaining peace, stability, cooperation and rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region.
The US side believed that specific results achieved in all cooperation fields over the past 25 years would serve as a momentum for the development of the two countries’ trusted partnership.
He also said he was impressed by Vietnam’s dynamic development as well as its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic economic recovery.
Ngoc thanked the US Department of State for organising such a meaningful event marking 25 years Vietnam and the US have built trust and developed their relationship from two enemies to friends and comprehensive partners.
The strong and stable partnership has contributed to boosting Vietnam’s socio-economic development and maintaining peace, stability and cooperation in Southeast Asia and the Indo-Asia-Pacific region at large, he affirmed, adding that the two sides hold much potential to lift their relationship to a new height.
On this occasion, Director of the Peace Corps Jody Olsen signed a document committing to ink an agreement on the implementation of a Peace Corps Programme. The same document was signed by Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Van Phuc in Hanoi on July 10 afternoon.
On the same day, US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo issued a statement celebrating the 25th anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic ties, in which he affirmed the US is committed to making the next 25 years of bilateral ties a model of international cooperation and partnership./.
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The past 25 years have witnessed strides made in all fields of cooperation between Vietnam and the US
From foes to friends
Vietnam-US relations now and 25 years ago are “like night and day” and will continue to flourish in the future
Both sides have made a tireless effort to normalize relations.
the US lifted its trade embargo on February 3, 1994, and then normalised bilateral relations in July 1995.
The two countries still had to resolve issues left over from the war, such as seeking the remains soldiers listed as missing in action during the war and addressing the issue of mixed-race children.
The strategic trust between the two countries’ peoples and leaders have been substantially boosted
the bilateral relations will develop “very well” in the future.
For 25 years, Vietnam and the US have built trust and developed their relationship from two enemies to friends and comprehensive partners
The strong and stable partnership has contributed to boosting Vietnam’s socio-economic development and maintaining peace, stability and cooperation in Southeast Asia and the Indo-Asia-Pacific region at large
The economic relations have expanded in scale since the two established diplomatic ties
Economic and trade cooperation has made important contributions to and remains one of the important pillars of Vietnam-US relations.
Cooperation has also seen positive changes in quality as the structure of Vietnam’s exports to the US has been diversified
the two countries are stepping up new cooperative fields such as investment, technology research and development (R&D), and services such as transportation, telecommunications, and energy.
Vietnam is attractive to US enterprises, meanwhile, thanks to its positive growth, transparent policies, and close links with ASEAN markets and other major markets in the world
The two governments should maintain their effective policy dialogues and build favourable business climates to develop harmonious, sustainable, and mutually-beneficial economic and trade relations
Over the last quarter century, our two countries have built a partnership and friendship founded on shared interests, mutual respect, and people-to-people ties
Our everyday interactions are highlighted by increasing trade and investment ties, strategic cooperation, and collaboration on humanitarian and legacy of war issues, including the solemn duty of accounting for our wartime missing
the ties between the American and Vietnamese peoples grow deeper every year
In recent years, the two countries have strengthened and expanded the Comprehensive Partnership, based on a shared vision of a stable and peaceful Indo-Pacific region, as well as respect for each other’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political systems
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