VN, U.S. join hands to prepare U.S. President’s visit to VN
VGP – Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Viet Nam, expecting that it will promote the two nations’ relationship and contribute to peace, stability, cooperation and development in Asia-Pacific and the world.
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Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh (R) meets U.S. Ambassador to Viet Nam Ted Osisus, October 31, 2017 - Photo: VGP |
He hailed the Ambassador’s successful term of office in Viet Nam, marked by historical visits made by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to the U.S. in July 2015, former U.S. President Barack Obama to Viet Nam in July 2016, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc to the U.S. in May 2017 and the upcoming visit of President Donald Trump to Viet Nam in next November.
Deputy PM Minh highly appraised the Ambassador’s active contributions including the enhancement of Comprehensive Partnership more intensively in the principles of respecting mutual independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and politics as well as economic, trade and investment cooperation.
He valued the two nations’ efforts in humanitarian works, especially overcoming consequences of the war and people-to-people exchange activities.
Ambassador Ted Osius stressed the developments in the two nations’ relations in the bilateral, regional and international aspects, including cooperation in the United Nations peace-keeping activities.
He appraised Viet Nam’s role at multi-lateral forums and its well-prepared organization of the Viet Nam APEC 2017, confirming to closely coordinate with the Vietnamese side to successfully organize the upcoming visit of the U.S. President.
By Thuy Dung
