Politics

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./.
VNA
#Paris Peace Accords#US Institute of Peace#Vietnamese Embassy in the US#Vietnam - US relations#Henry Kissinger#updated Vietnam news#Vietnamplus#Vietnam News Agency
Follow VietnamPlus

Related News

Valuable lessons of the Paris Peace Accords

Valuable lessons of the Paris Peace Accords

Lessons drawn from the Paris Peace Accords negotiations, signing and implementation have maintained their values, even in the Party and the State’s foreign policy during the present cause of reform, national development and defence.
Paris Peace Accords: Looking back at past to treasure peace

Paris Peace Accords: Looking back at past to treasure peace

A look back at the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) on the 50th anniversary of its signing reminds us to treasure peace at present, according to Motoyoshi Ryokichi, former General Secretary of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association.
War in Vietnam not supported by Americans: Expert

War in Vietnam not supported by Americans: Expert

In the early 1970s, most Americans, including many servicemen and war veterans, believed that the war in Vietnam was a mistake and that the US should negotiate for a peace agreement, Dr. Andrew Wells-Dang, a senior expert about Vietnam at the US Institute of Peace told the Vietnam News Agency's resident correspondents while talking about the signing of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) 50 years ago.
Anti-war activist stresses significance of Paris Peace Accords

Anti-war activist stresses significance of Paris Peace Accords

The Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam, signed 50 years ago, came as a result of stressful and protracted negotiations and held extreme importance, said activist Cora Weiss, one of the leaders of the anti-Vietnam-war movement then.
Paris peace accords brings spring of freedom to nation: former Deputy PM

Paris peace accords brings spring of freedom to nation: former Deputy PM

The signing of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam on January 27, 1973, had brought a special spring to the northern region, when for the first time in the resistance war there was no air-raid siren and no evacuation, former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan told Vietnam News Agency during a recent interview on the occasion of the agreement's 50th signing anniversary.

See more

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

PM meets with Kazakh, Turkmen, Ethiopian leaders

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had brief meetings with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow, and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan city of Russia on October 23 evening (local time).

The seminar brings together Vietnamese researchers in Russia, young scientists of Vietnam and China, and experts from other specialised fields. (Photo: VNA)

Seminar spotlights Vietnam studies in Russia

An international seminar titled "Current issues in Vietnam studies” took place at the Centre for Vietnam and ASEAN Studies (CVAS) of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia under the Russian Academy of Sciences on October 23.

PM meets with Chinese top leader on sidelines of BRICS+ Summit

PM meets with Chinese top leader on sidelines of BRICS+ Summit

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 23 (local time).

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Kazan on October 23 evening (local time). (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese PM meets with Turkish President in Russia

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Kazan on October 23 evening (local time) within the framework of his trip to Russia for attendance at the expanded BRICS Summit.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith in Kazan, Russia, on October 23 when attending the expanded BRICS Summit. (Photo: VNA)

PM Pham Minh Chinh meets Lao top leader

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith in Kazan, Russia, on October 23 (local time), while there to attend the expanded BRICS Summit.

Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Tinh. (Photo: VNA)

Party leader’s article creates new vitality to building, perfection of rule-of-law socialist State: Official

Party General Secretary To Lam’s article entitled “Promoting Party characteristics in building a law-governed socialist State in Vietnam” brings a breath of fresh air and creates new vitality to the promotion of building and perfecting the Vietnamese rule-of-law socialist State of the people, by the people, and for the people in a faster and more effective manner, commended Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Tinh.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrives in Kazan city of Russia (Photo: VNA)

PM arrives in Kazan, starting trip to attend BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Kazan city of Russia on October 23 morning local time), beginning his two-day trip to attend the expanded BRICS Summit, at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, Chair of BRICS 2024.