Participants to the online dialogue (Photo: VNA)

He made the call at an online conference in Washington on Thursday chaired by Myron Brilliant, Executive Vice President of the US Chamber of Commerce (USCC).

The conference was also attended by ambassadors from Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia, the Indonesian Chargé d’affaires, and representatives of nearly 50 major US firms in finance, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, technology, and energy.

Ambassador Ngoc said that apart from the unprecedented challenges, COVID-19 has also helped to strengthen partnerships and international cooperation. Vietnam has played an active part in regional and global efforts to fight the pandemic.

Patrick Kilbride, Senior Vice President of the Global Innovation Policy Center at the USCC, said US enterprises are ready to engage in public-private partnerships (PPP) with governments to produce pharmaceutical products, protective equipment, and communication activities in the fight against COVID-19.