Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh (L) and US Congressman Paul Gosar (Photo: VNA) Washington DC (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to the US PhamQuang Vinh held a meeting on January 10 with US Congressman Paul Gosar who affirmedthat Arizona State is willing to boost cooperation with Vietnamese localitiesin all fields, including energy, in order to take advantage and supplement eachother’s strengths in technology and resources.
Gosar is a representative of the Republican Party in Arizona State, Presidentof the House of Representatives’ Subcommittee for Energy and Mineral Resourcesand a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Both Vinh and Gosar agreed that relations between the two countries aswell as between Vietnamese localities and Arizona State have been developingstrongly and there is still lot of potential for cooperation, especially in greenand renewable energy.
Gosar recalled his sound memories and profound impressions during hisvisit to Vietnam in late 2017.
Vinh said that Vietnam hopes to welcome more US congressmen, thus contributingto the development of Vietnam-US ties.
A day earlier, Vinh met with Assistant Secretary of Defence RandallSchriver.
The two officials lauded the growing relationship between the twocountries over the past year, especially the successful visit to the US by VietnamesePrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in May 2017 and the Vietnam visit by USPresident Donald Trump and his attendance in the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meetingin November 2017.
Vinh and Schriver shared the hope that in 2018, the two sides willcontinue exchanging delegations at all levels and enhance the bilateral cooperationin various fields, including security and defence.-VNA
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