At the reception (Source: VNA)Washington DC (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in theUS will continue its cooperation with US parliamentarians’ offices, for theinterests of both countries, said Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh.
The diplomat made the remarks at a reception for consultantsand assistants of parliamentarians’ offices and major committees of the US’sSenate and House of Representatives on April 23.
He praised the role played by the consultants and assistantsas well as their contributions to promoting the comprehensive partnershipbetween Vietnam and the US across fields over the past time.
Vinh noted his hope that the relationship will beconsolidated and enhanced following high-level visits, especially the officialvisit to the US by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in May 2017, and PresidentDonald Trump’s State visit to Vietnam and his attendance in the Asia-PacificEconomic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in November 2017.
The ambassador said he wishes to welcome the delegations ofparliamentarians and parliamentarians’ assistants in Vietnam, expressing hishope that the visit will contribute to fostering the Vietnam-US relations inall fields, both bilaterally and multilaterally, for the sake of the twocountries, and for peace and stability in Asia-Pacific.
At the meeting, the US consultants and assistants affirmedthe support of the US Congress and ruling parties for the bilateralrelationship.
They also applauded socio-economic achievements Vietnam hasrecorded as well as its role in region, saying they will work harder to contributeto boosting the relations across fields from politics, diplomacy, economic-trade,national defence-security, education, science-technology and people-to-peopleexchange, to regional and international issues.-VNA
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