At the reception (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Minister ofForeign Affairs Bui Thanh Son underlined the potential of Vietnam-UScooperation in climate change response, energy transition, digitaltransformation and green growth during a reception in Hanoi on February 13 for USTrade Representative Katherine Tai.
Tai is on her first visit to Vietnam which is also the first visitat the economic ministerial level of the Biden administration, starting a seriesof activities marking the 10th anniversary of the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership.
Son suggested the US soon materialise its commitments tosupporting Vietnam and countries in delivering on international agreements onclimate change response, including the declaration on the Just Energy Transition Partnership.
Vietnam is ready to partner with the US to successfully holdAPEC Year 2023, he said.
Tai, for her part, said the US attaches importance tostrengthening partnership with Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean countries whileensuring the interests of its people and workers at home.
The US will give priority to strengthening cooperationframeworks to build efficient and sustainable economic and investment ecosystems,thereby creating a new driving force for regional economic development, shesaid.
She also shared priorities and plans of the APEC Year 2023 hostedby the US.
Hostand guest reviewed bilateral cooperation within the framework of the APEC, discussionson the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), sub-regional cooperation, climatechange response, energy transition and digital transformation.
They emphasisedthe importance of promoting free, open and fair trade in line with internationallaw, sustainable and inclusive growth in the region in which ASEAN countriesplay a central role.
Two-waytrade between Vietnam and the US surpassed 123 billion USD last year, up 11% year on year./.
