US President sends congratulatory messages on 25 years of Vietnam - US diplomacy

Thứ Bảy, 11/07/2020, 11:20

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Donald Trump have exchanged letters of congratulations marking the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the US.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and the US President Donald Trump at a meeting. Photo: VGP.

On July 11, 2020, the United States of America and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations. To mark the occasion, Secretary-General and President Nguyen Phu Trong and President Donald J. Trump exchanged letters noting our shared vision of a peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific and respect for each country’s sovereignty.

Both leaders committed to continuing to expand our Comprehensive Partnership by increasing people-to-people ties; partnering to ensure that trade and investment is free, fair, and reciprocal; collaborating on humanitarian and legacy of war issues; and growing our strategic cooperation through expanded military ties. The United States also reaffirmed it will stand alongside Vietnam in support of the peaceful resolution of disputes, the rule of law, freedom of navigation and overflight, and unimpeded commerce.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc and White House National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Allison Hooker exchanged the leaders’ letters of congratulations at a reception marking 25 years of Vietnam-US diplomacy held at the Department of State headquarters in Washington on July 10.

At the reception, Assistant Secretary of State David Stilwell noted the US attaches importance to promoting the comprehensive partnership with Vietnam and will continue to coordinate with Vietnam to contribute to maintaining peace, stability, cooperation and the rule of law in the Indo - Pacific region.

The US diplomat believed that the marked results of bilateral cooperation in the past 25 years will lay a firm foundation for the stronger development of reliable partnership between the two countries in the near future.

By Duy Tien