VN protests the so-called Human Rights Act of 2007
VNGOP – “Việt Nam strongly protests the Việt Nam Human Rights Act of 2007 which contains fabricated information on Việt Nam’s situations and affects the current positive development of the Việt Nam-US relationship,” FM Spokesman Lê Dũng said.
Mr. Lê Dũng went on to say that, over the past many decades, the Vietnamese people has pursued with its struggles to gain independence, freedom and democratic rights. The Việt Nam Constitution clearly stipulates that the State respects and ensures its citizens’ economic, political, cultural, social and civil rights, including the rights to freedom of religion, speech, the press, information, meetings and forming of associations. After 20 years of renewal, Việt Nam has recorded huge achievements in economic development, executed social justice, brought into play democracy, improved the living standards and ensured the rights and freedom of its citizens. This progress has been recognized by the international community. The Spokesman stated that Việt Nam has been and will be ready for dialogue with the US on issues of common concern, including democracy, human rights and religious issues,” stressed the Spokesman. “Việt Nam proposes the US considered democracy and human rights issues in Việt Nam objectively and thoroughly and within the country’s historical context while respecting Việt Nam's economic, cultural and social particulars in the spirit of cooperation and mutual understanding, without letting these issues hinder the fine development of the two countries' relationship”, Mr. Lê Dũng concluded.
