Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (middle) met US President Dolnal Trump who was in Vietnam for the second summit with DPRK (Photo: VNA)Moscow (VNA) – Vietnam-US ties have seen impressivesteps forward over the past 25 years since the two sides normalised theirdiplomatic relations, commented Prof. Vladimir Kolotov, head of the Ho Chi MinhInstitute under the Saint Petersburg State University in Russia.
In an interview with Vietnam News Agency’s correspondent inRussia, he said that the two sides have succeeded in seeking a common voice inthe settlement of issues in various areas such as humanitarian cooperation,education, culture and economy in particular.
According to Prof. Kolotov, the process towards normalisationof relations with the US showed the Vietnamese Party and State leaders’ visionon the foundation of the creative application of President Ho Chi Minh’sforeign diplomatic policy of “more friends, less enemy”.
He held that in the second half of the 20th century, Vietnam has proved that the country is always willing to develop equaland win-win relations with all partners.
Prof. Kolotov said that currently, Vietnam is confident withthe country’s development path, step by step establishing its position and rolein Southeast Asia, and will protect the country’s interest in all cases./.
VNA
