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Congratulations to newly-appointed US Secretary of State

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on January 27 sent a congratulatory message to newly-appointed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Congratulations to newly-appointed US Secretary of State ảnh 1Newly-appointed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister andForeign Minister Pham Binh Minh on January 27 sent a congratulatory message to newly-appointedUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

In the message, Minh spoke highly of Blinken’scontributions to the promotion of the Vietnam-US relationship over the years.

He affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to andhopes to strengthen the bilateral relationship in a practical, stable, andlong-term direction based on the principle of respecting international law aswell as each other’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, andpolitical institutions.

Minh also expressed a hope that the foreign ministriesof Vietnam and the US continue to work closely together, thus contributing tofurther deepening the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership, especially in thefields of economy, trade, investment, and COVID-19 response.

Earlier, on January 25, he also cabled a message ofcongratulations to US National Security AdvisorJake Sullivan and Special Presidential Envoyfor Climate John Kerry./.
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