Washington (VNA) – As part of his official visit to the US, Deputy Prime Minister andForeign Minister Pham Binh Minh held separate meetings on April 21 with USActing Trade Representative Stephen Vaughn and a group of assistants tosenators of the Democratic and Republican Parties.
Deputy PM Minh alsomeet with leaders of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS),the Heritage Foundation, the Trade Council and US businesses which are operatingin Vietnam.
At these meetings,Deputy PM Minh affirmed that the Government of Vietnam is ready to cooperatewith the US’s new administration to maintain the momentum of development inbilateral relations, particularly in economy and trade, and continue improvingthe business-investment climate and creating more favourable conditions for USinvestors.
The Deputy PM laudedUS enterprises’ commitment to support Vietnam in successfully hosting theAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders Week later this year.
The assistants tosenators underlined the two parties’ support for the Vietnam-US comprehensivepartnership and pledged to continue assisting Vietnam in dealing with the waraftermaths, especially in detoxifying Agent Orange/Dioxin and mine clearance.
They also shared theUS Congress’s concerns over the East Sea issue, including the maintenance ofmaritime security, safety and freedom of navigation and aviation and thepeaceful settlement of disputes on the basis of respecting international law,including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Meanwhile,representatives of the US businesses pledged to enhance Vietnam-US relationsand spoke highly of policies adopted by the Government of Vietnam to create afair and healthy playground for foreign investors, including those from the US.-VNA
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