Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on August 8 received adelegation of the US Senate led by Senators John McCain and SheldonWhitehouse in Hanoi.
The US Senatorssaid the US-Vietnam relations have come a long way since normalizationand are seeing good progress. They recommended several measures to boostbilateral cooperation in the time ahead, while affirming that the USCongress and Government wish to further the relations based on an equalfooting and mutual respect with Vietnam in all fields and viadifferent channels, including the ties with the Communist Party ofVietnam.
The senators shared their assessmentsabout the current situation in the world and the region, whileexpressing special concerns about maritime navigation freedom and recenttensions in the East Sea . They were of the view that respect forinternational standards and law is extremely necessary for allcountries.
The Party General Secretaryexpressed his satisfaction at the positive developments in theVietnam-US multi-faceted ties, particularly those recorded over the pastone year since the two countries established a comprehensivepartnership.
He reiterated that the Party andState of Vietnam consider the US a partner of leading importance ofVietnam and back the promotion of Vietnam-US relationship at alllevels and in fields suitable with the interests of the two peoples aswell as for peace, stability and development in the region and theworld.
General Secretary Trong said he hopesthe two countries will undertake measures to effectively implement theircomprehensive partnership and to prepare for celebrations of the 20thanniversary of normalization of bilateral ties in 2015.
The same day, Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh had ameeting with Senator McCain, during which the two sides agreed that thetwo countries should bolster cooperation in maritime security,navigation safety, personnel training and exchange of army delegationson the occasion of the 20th anniversary of normalization of ties.
General Thanh underlined various cooperative activities between thetwo countries in the field of defence, which he said yielded practicalresults. The cooperation covers maritime security, search and rescue,disaster relief, bomb and mine removal, detoxification of AgentOrange/dioxin, and most recently, the US has shared experience withVietnam in joining the United Nations peacekeeping force.
Senator McCain said following this visit, he will urge the US Congress to lift the ban on lethal weapon sale to Vietnam.-VNA
The US Senatorssaid the US-Vietnam relations have come a long way since normalizationand are seeing good progress. They recommended several measures to boostbilateral cooperation in the time ahead, while affirming that the USCongress and Government wish to further the relations based on an equalfooting and mutual respect with Vietnam in all fields and viadifferent channels, including the ties with the Communist Party ofVietnam.
The senators shared their assessmentsabout the current situation in the world and the region, whileexpressing special concerns about maritime navigation freedom and recenttensions in the East Sea . They were of the view that respect forinternational standards and law is extremely necessary for allcountries.
The Party General Secretaryexpressed his satisfaction at the positive developments in theVietnam-US multi-faceted ties, particularly those recorded over the pastone year since the two countries established a comprehensivepartnership.
He reiterated that the Party andState of Vietnam consider the US a partner of leading importance ofVietnam and back the promotion of Vietnam-US relationship at alllevels and in fields suitable with the interests of the two peoples aswell as for peace, stability and development in the region and theworld.
General Secretary Trong said he hopesthe two countries will undertake measures to effectively implement theircomprehensive partnership and to prepare for celebrations of the 20thanniversary of normalization of bilateral ties in 2015.
The same day, Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh had ameeting with Senator McCain, during which the two sides agreed that thetwo countries should bolster cooperation in maritime security,navigation safety, personnel training and exchange of army delegationson the occasion of the 20th anniversary of normalization of ties.
General Thanh underlined various cooperative activities between thetwo countries in the field of defence, which he said yielded practicalresults. The cooperation covers maritime security, search and rescue,disaster relief, bomb and mine removal, detoxification of AgentOrange/dioxin, and most recently, the US has shared experience withVietnam in joining the United Nations peacekeeping force.
Senator McCain said following this visit, he will urge the US Congress to lift the ban on lethal weapon sale to Vietnam.-VNA
