 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc |
The Vietnam visit by US President Joe Biden from September 10-11 is a special event for both nations, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc told VOV.
Ngoc said it will be the first State-level visit by the US President at the invitation of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), coinciding with the 10th anniversary of bilateral comprehensive partnership.
It is also the first time both the President and Vice President of the US have visited Vietnam during a single term. This visit will be a continuation of the tradition in the Vietnam-US relationship throughout nearly 30 years that the sitting US President have visited Vietnam.
" The visit underscores the importance the two countries attach to each other in their foreign policies and their policies towards the Asia-Pacific and the Indian Ocean in particular. For the US, the visit reflects its appreciation for Vietnam's political regime, the role of the CPV and its General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and Vietnamese leaders. It is also a significant milestone in the joint efforts of the two countries to realize the wish of President Ho Chi Minh as expressed in his February 1946 letter to US President Harry Truman: Vietnam has full cooperation with the US", he said.
According to the official, economic, trade and investment cooperation will remain a high priority, a cornerstone and a driving force of bilateral relationship. Both nations will focus on cooperation in developing infrastructure, training high-quality human resources, energy transition, digital economy and green economy.
Attention will be also paid to digital technology, artificial intelligence, energy transition, biotechnology, health care and pharmaceuticals, overcoming war consequences, along with UN peacekeeping activities, military medical training, search and rescue, and maritime and aviation capacity improvement, and stronger coordination at global and regional forums.
Speaking to the press, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung said President Biden's visit will create a momentum to bring the Vietnam-US relationship to a new height. Ambassador Dung said during the visit, President Biden will hold talks and important meetings with Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong and high-ranking leaders of the Party and State of Vietnam. The two sides are expected to sign a number of agreements, important economic contracts which are likely to be worth billions of USD.
Mr. Dung noted the stable, active development of the Vietnam-US relationship will bring practical benefits to peoples of the two countries but also are in line with the trend of peace, cooperation and development, contributing to the development of relations between the US and ASEAN and the maintenance of peace and prosperity in the region and the world.