Diplomacy

In his letter, Party leader and President Trong expressed his belief that in the spirit of putting aside the past, overcoming differences, promoting similarities and moving forward to the future, the comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and the US will be further developed in an effective and sustainable manner, in the interest of the two peoples and contributing to peace, security and prosperity in the region and the world. Meanwhile, in his letter, President Trump affirmed that the United States maintains its commitment to further strengthening relations between the two countries on the basis of a shared vision of a peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific region, as well as respecting each other’s legal system and sovereignty. 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 congratulation at a reception marking 25 years of Vietnam-US diplomacy held … [Read more...] about Vietnam, US exchange congratulatory messages on 25 years of diplomacy

Geneva (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai on July 9 met with Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Martin Chungong and handed over medical masks which are a gift from the country’s National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan for the IPU Secretariat. During the meeting at the IPU headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland), Ambassador Mai, who is head of Vietnam’s permanent mission to the UN, the World Trade Organisation and other international organisations there, affirmed that the Vietnamese NA attaches importance to the IPU’s role and activities in promoting parliamentary diplomacy. It also highly values the Secretary General’s contributions to the IPU, especially the IPU Secretariat’s activities to support the implementation of the union’s strategies and programmes and enhance the IPU-UN cooperation and partnership, thereby helping to promoting parliaments and parliamentarians’ role and voice in … [Read more...] about Medical masks from Vietnamese NA presented to IPU Secretariat

However, besides the opportunities, Vietnam faced many challenges because of the 'war syndrome' between Vietnam and the US still remained and was unable to go away in a day or two. In addition, to negotiate a trade agreement with the US, there were provisions that Vietnam had to consider carefully, or even change laws to meet US requirements. Both countries still had to deal with the aftermath of the war, such as finding missing people, mixed-blood children, people in re-education camps. … [Read more...] about Vietnam-US ties continue to grow, says former Vietnamese Ambassador

In the context of the complicated and unpredictable global economy and politics, is it even feasible to put the EVFTA into practice at this time? Domestic implementation is not my field of expertise, but in the past there was a time when I said that Vietnam had been joining multilateral trade agreements at a dizzying speed with a range of negotiations being held simultaneously. At that time Vietnam was trying to show the world that it certainly does not support returning to any kind of protectionist regime and that it intended to become one of the most open economies in the region. … [Read more...] about Understanding hindered by inconsistencies

Speaking at a ceremony kicking off celebrations of the 25th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties on January 30, David R. Stilwell, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, said the partnership and friendship between the two countries have been established through joint efforts. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, U.S. overcome differences for mutual benefit