The visit of a delegation of US Senate Staff Assistants is meant to show US congressmen’s deep interest in boosting the broader and deeper affiliation between the law-making bodies of Vietnam and the US as well as the two countries’ ties.
National Assembly Vice Chairman Do Ba Ty has stated that Vietnam wants to further deepen comprehensive partnership with the US on bilateral, regional and global aspects.
At least 180 US Congressmen have recently signed a letter calling on the House of Representatives to approve a resolution to repeal the US Department of Agriculture’s catfish inspection programme.
Matt Salmon, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US House of Representatives said he
was pleased with the four-day trip to Vietnam starting from May 4.