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Two resolutions were recently introduced by subcommittee leaders of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs to mark the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties (July 12).

The Vietnam-US relationship has experienced its ups and downs but has overcome a tumultuous past and moved towards a future of cooperation for the sake of both countries.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the US coordinated with the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) of the US to organise an exchange with NFI members in Washington DC on September 17.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the US will continue its cooperation with US parliamentarians’ offices, for the interests of both countries, said Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh.

The US will suspend the granting of SR and EB5 visas, including I5 and R5, to Vietnamese citizens from March 23, 2018, the US Embassy in Vietnam announced.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with a delegation of US parliamentarians led by Ted Yoho, Chairman of the Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee at the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs, in Hanoi on October 16.

A parliamentary group supporting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum was established at the US House of Representatives on October 3.

Vietnam’s external policy is always treasuring the relations with the US, National Assembly Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty told visiting US congress officials in Hanoi on July 6.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh recently met Congressman Rick Larsen, a Representative for Washington's 2nd congressional district.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has called on the US Congress to support the approval of resolutions aiming to foster economic and trade ties with Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc voiced his delight at the development of relations between the National Assembly of Vietnam and the US Congress while holding phone talks with some key parliamentarians in Washington D.C on May 31 (local time).

A seminar on the trade embargo against Cuba was held by the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association (VCFA) and the Cuban Embassy in Vietnam in Hanoi on October 19.

President Barack Obama has urged the US Congress to approve the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

Some members of the US Congress urged the Obama administration to help strengthen marine security in the South China Sea (known as Bien Dong or East Sea in Vietnam).