U.S. officials hail Viet Nam’s growing role and standing

Dang had meetings with U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Thomas DiNanno, Deputy National Security Advisor Andrew Baker, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Rick Switzer, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Cliff Sims, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Southeast Asia and ASEAN Affairs Hunt VanderToll as part of his working visit to the U.S. from August 19–20.

During the meetings, U.S. officials spoke highly of the progress made in bilateral relations in recent years, reaffirmed the importance they attach to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Viet Nam, and expressed optimism about the prospects for bilateral cooperation. They expected the two sides would continue making efforts to deepen the relationship towards a substantive and effective manner.

The U.S. side highlighted the potential for further cooperation in areas including economics, trade, investment, science and technology, digital transformation, energy, and emerging economic sectors.

For his part, Dang said that Viet Nam-U.S. relations have continued to maintain positive momentum following the meeting between General Secretary and President To Lam and President Donald Trump in February this year.

Viet Nam attaches importance and wishes to work with the U.S. to continue developing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in a stable, substantive, and long-term manner, he affirmed.

He proposed joining hands in implementing high-level agreements, further tapping into the potential for cooperation in economics, trade, investment, science and technology, energy, and emerging fields, while working together to address the consequences of war.

The two sides pledged to maintain exchanges and close coordination, contributing to the development of Viet Nam-U.S. relations as well as peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and the world./.