Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam always treasures comprehensivepartnership with the US, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told a delegation from the US Senate led by Senator Mike Crapo in Hanoi on May 26.
PM Chinh spoke highly of the maintenance of high-level contacts, especially the recent successful phone talks between Party General SecretaryNguyen Phu Trong and US President Joe Biden.
He suggested that in the near future, both sides continue enhancingcooperation in the fields of economy, trade, investment, science andtechnology, education and training, innovation, digital transformation, andclimate change response.
The host asked the US senators to support the US opening its market to and limiting anti-dumping investigations and trade remedy measuresagainst Vietnamese goods, especially agro-forestry-fisheries, which directlyaffect the people’s livelihoods.
He also urged the US Congress to continueheeding and allocating resources for cooperation with Vietnam in overcoming thewar consequences, as well as offer support to the Vietnamese community in the US.
Expressing their impression on Vietnam's country, people, anddevelopment, the US senators said they support a strong, independent,self-resilient, and prosperous Vietnam and respect its independence, sovereignty,and political regime.
They said they will promote substantive and effective relationsbetween the two countries, wish for stronger partnerships in trade andinvestment, and support negotiations on bilateral and multilateraltrade agreements of which both countries are members.
The guests vowed to back Vietnam's and ASEAN's stance on the EastSea issue and underlined the need to maintain peace, stability, freedom, security and safety of navigation and overflight in the waters./.