Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long addresses the ceremony in Hanoi on October 9 (Photo: cand.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The US Embassy in Vietnam held aceremony in Hanoi on October 9 to celebrate the 244th anniversary of the US’sindependence and the 25th founding anniversary of the two countries’ diplomaticrelations.
On the half of the Vietnamese Government, ActingMinister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long congratulated the US leaders and people ontheir major anniversary and appreciated efforts by US government agencies topromote bilateral ties.
He emphasised that with the 25-year relationsbased on mutually beneficial cooperation and mutual respect, the two countries’comprehensive partnership has attained positive strides and been expanded andstrengthened in all spheres.
He highly valued the strongly growing bilateraltrade, which has turned the US into the biggest market of Vietnamese exportsand Vietnam into one of the markets with fastest growth of imports from the US.
The US assistance in addressing war consequencesin Vietnam, particularly the detoxification of dioxin contamination at Da Nangand Bien Hoa airports and the identification of remains of soldiers missing inaction, is an important effort contributing to the trust and cooperationbetween the nations, according to Long.
The official also lauded the countries’practical and effective healthcare cooperation, especially in the fight againstCOVID-19.
For his part, US Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrinkaffirmed that his country supports a strong, independent and prosperous Vietnamand respects Vietnam’s political regime.
He stressed amid the COVID-19 pandemic affectingevery aspect in almost all countries around the world, healthcare cooperationhas become a bright spot in bilateral relations, noting that the two countrieshave been provided each other with effective and timely support and increasedthe sharing of information, experience and resources so as to together respondto the outbreak.
The diplomat also spoke highly of the countries’cooperation at multilateral forums like ASEAN and the United Nations.
He reiterated the US’s pledge to continuehelping Vietnam settle war legacies and promote links in economy-trade,education, healthcare, and science-technology, thereby further intensifyingbilateral connections, meeting the two peoples’ aspirations, and contributingto regional and global peace, stability, cooperation, and development./.
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