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Webinar talks Paris Peace Accords’ impacts on Vietnam - US ties

The US Institute of Peace (USIP) and the Vietnamese Embassy in the US held a webinar on February 16 to look into impacts of the Paris Peace Accords, signed 50 years ago, on the two countries’ relations today.
Webinar talks Paris Peace Accords’ impacts on Vietnam - US ties ảnh 1Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung speaks at the webinar on February 16. (Photo: VNA)
Washington DC (VNA) – The US Institute of Peace(USIP) and the Vietnamese Embassy in the US held a webinar on February 16 tolook into impacts of the Paris Peace Accords, signed 50 years ago, on the twocountries’ relations today.

The event attracted nearly 200 guests who were scholars,historians, and representatives of some organisations and associations.

Addressing the webinar’s main session, Vietnamese AmbassadorNguyen Quoc Dung emphasised that the Paris Agreement on Ending the War andRestoring Peace in Vietnam was a result of the sacrifice by millions ofVietnamese people, their strong desire for peace, independence, and nationalreunification, as well as the art of negotiation and the opportunity-seizing abilityof many excellent diplomats from the parties concerned.

It was an important milestone and a turning point for Vietnamand Southeast Asia at large. To the Vietnam - US relations, it put an end to asorrowful chapter and heralded a long process towards reconciliation, mutualunderstanding, normalisation of bilateral ties in 1995, and establishment of acomprehensive partnership in 2013, he said.

Webinar talks Paris Peace Accords’ impacts on Vietnam - US ties ảnh 2Ambassador John D. Negroponte, former assistant to then US National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Paris negotiations, addresses the event. (Photo: VNA)
Dung went on to say that the 50th anniversary ofthe Paris Peace Accords signing is an occasion to contemplate the value ofpeace and the precious lessons that the agreement generated for peace,security, and international relations.

To maintain peace and prevent conflicts, countries,especially superpowers, should thoroughly understand the history and smallcountries’ aspirations and legitimate interests, while attaching importance tothe key role of diplomacy in preventing and ending wars, according to theambassador.

At the event, Ambassador Dung, Ambassador John D. Negroponte –former assistant to then US National Security Advisor and Secretary ofState Henry Kissinger at the Paris negotiations, Prof. CarolynEisenberg, Prof. Nguyen Thi Lien Hang, and guests shared their views on thedeal signing and personal accounts during the agreement negotiation andenforcement processes.

Talking to the Vietnam News Agency, USIP Vice President WilliamTaylor said the 50th anniversary is an ideal chance for all partiesto look back on the history, assess the successes and shortcomings of effortsto prevent conflicts in the past, and gain lessons for the future./.
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