Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh (R) meets with Acting Assistant Secretary at the US Department of the Treasury Mitchell Silk in Hanoi on July 24 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Politburo member and head of the PartyCentral Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh had a meeting with adelegation of the US Department of the Treasury in Hanoi on July 24.
Binh noted with satisfaction that the Vietnam-UScomprehensive partnership has continued developing substantively and fruitfullyin all fields.
The year 2019 is important to both sides as theyprepare to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their diplomatic relationshipnormalisation in 2020, he noted, adding that the Vietnamese Party and Stateattach importance to relations with the US, one of the leading partners of thecountry, and wish to continue promoting the ties.
The official said economy and trade are alwaysone of the important pillars in Vietnam-US relations, and Vietnam does notpursue a policy of trade surplus with the US.
The two sides should keep cooperating with eachother closely to effectively deal with issues of shared concern, Binh added.
At the meeting, Acting Assistant Secretary atthe US Department of the Treasury Mitchell Silk introduced an initiative whichwill promote low-cost private investment in energy and infrastructure in Asia(Asia EIPCI).
Welcoming the initiative, Binh said it suitsVietnam’s policies in attracting domestic and foreign capital to energy andinfrastructure development so as to boost fast and sustainable economicdevelopment in the country. -VNA
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