Viet Nam-U.S. relations: rare process and model in international relations

Participants to the event include former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, senator Dan Sullivan among others.

In his remarks, General Secretary and President To Lam recalled the history of the Viet Nam-U.S. relationship, describing it as a rare process and model in international relations in post-war healing and relations building.

Although the two countries had their first exchanges more than two decades ago, they had to go through challenges, ups and downs, from former enemies in the ward, to become friends and develop their ties to a comprehensive partnership in 2013.

After a decade of comprehensive partnership, both sides achieved significant progress in consolidating trust and enhancing mutual understanding, thus creating solid foundation for the two sides to upgrade their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development in 2023, as President Ho Chi Minh once wished.

General Secretary and President To Lam underlined that this result came as a result of tireless efforts to heal and build trust over three decades by many generations of leaders, governments, parliaments and people of the two countries.

He welcomed encouraging outcomes obtained by both sides after one year of upgrading ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, saying with the comprehensive and concrete contents of the new partnership framework, there remains vast room for the two sides to further deepen and promote the bilateral in an increasingly stable and practical fashion, bringing more benefits to the people of the two countries and contributing to peace, stability and prosperity in the region and the world.

More importantly, this helps both sides to build trust, an important foundation for the two countries to work together to build a bright vision for the two countries' future relations, so that the two peoples and our descendants will always be good friends and partners as stated by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong during his historic visit to the U.S. in 2015.

Looking forward to the 30^th anniversary of the Viet Nam-U.S. diplomatic ties in 2025, General Secretary and President To Lam suggested both sides should continue close coordination in effectively implementing the Viet Nam-U.S. Joint Statement in 2023, especially stepping up contacts and exchange of high-level delegations; making science and high-tech cooperation (semiconductor, artificial intelligence), and high-quality human resource training a strategic breakthrough in the bilateral ties; continue to prioritize cooperation in overcoming the war legacies, contributing to strengthening mutual trust; enhancing dialogues on the basis of straightforward and constructive spirit and legitimate concerns of each other; and strengthening coordination and contributions to peace, stability and prosperity in the region and the world.

To Lam once again emphasized that over the past 30 years, both sides have joined hands to create a historical highlight which is a model in international relations, described as a nice picture woven by many people, including outstanding leaders and unsung contributors.

The General Secretary and President took the occasion to express thanks to the Administration and people of the U.S. for their timely assistance to Viet Nam in response to the aftermath of typhoon Yagi.

Earlier the same day, General Secretary and President To Lam met with the leadership of the Asia Society and American friends./.