Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong called for the US’s continued
cooperation and support to Vietnam in dealing with war consequences,
especially Agent Orange issue, bomb and mine clearance, and the sharing
of information relating to Vietnamese soldiers and officers missing in
action.
It is important for building and deepening
the two sides’ trust, the Party chief stressed at his reception for
Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and her
accompanying congressmen in Hanoi on March 31.
Nancy Pelosi said
she was happy to visit Vietnam at a time when the two countries are
celebrating the 20 th anniversary of diplomatic ties and see impressive
developments recorded by Vietnam as well as the country’s growing
position on the regional and global stages.
While informing the
host of the positive outcomes of her working sessions with Vietnamese
leaders, Nancy Pelosi stressed that Republicans and Democrats in the US
congress have all backed the US administration’s policy of treasuring
and bolstering ties with Vietnam and stepping up the implementation of
the Comprehensive Partnership.
She said she believes
that the two countries have a lot to do for their relations to grow
further, especially after the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement
takes effect.
The Party leader described Pelosi’s visit as
significant to elevating the two countries’ relations, especially when
both are marking the 20th year of ties normalisation.
He said
cooperation in economy, education, healthcare, science and technology
has generated practical benefits for Vietnamese and American people and
contributed to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the
region and the world.
On the day, State President Truong Tan Sang
welcomed Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives Nancy
Pelosi and her accompanying congressmen, asking them to provide greater
support to the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership.
The support should focus on exchanging high-level visits; accelerating
economic, trade and investment cooperation; concluding the Trans-Pacific
Partnership (TPP) negotiations early; opening the door to Vietnamese
goods; and addressing the consequences of war, he said.
The State President said he was delighted at the progress made in
Vietnam-US relations across politics-diplomacy,
economy-trade-investment, science-technology, security, defence,
culture-education, and humanitarian collaboration since the
Comprehensive Partnership was established in July, 2013.
Pelosi said she was impressed by Vietnam’s accomplishments and
confirmed her delegation’s backing of strengthened Vietnam-US ties.
According
to her, the two countries have yet to fully tap their development
potential and now is the time for both to further their comprehensive
partnership.
Nancy Pelosi and the other
congressmen exchanged their views with the President regarding the
Asian-Pacific context as well as TPP negotiations and related matters in
labourers’ rights, the environment, the role of women, food security
and safety, and Vietnamese commitments.-VNA