Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong receives US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Hanoi on July 8. (Photo: VNA) This was Pompeo’s first visit to a Southeast Asian country
since taking office.
During a meeting with Party leader Trong after arriving in
Hanoi on Sunday afternoon, US Secretary of State Pompeo praised Vietnam’s
contributions to helping resolve regional issues.
He welcomed the fruitful and diverse cooperation in various
sectors between the two countries, saying that the US wants to strengthen its
comprehensive partnership with Vietnam.
The guest said the US will continue helping Vietnam in its
efforts to overcome the war consequences.
He told the host that the US backed the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to play a central role in the Indo-Pacific
region, while voicing his support for freedom of navigation and peaceful
settlement of disputes in the East Sea in line with international law.
The US will also continue accelerating the denuclearisation
of the Korean peninsula based on recent high-level agreements, he added.
Party General Secretary Trong highly appreciated the US
Secretary of State’s visit, saying it will help promote the implementation of
bilateral agreements.
A closer Vietnam-US engagement will build deeper trust and
understanding between the two countries, he said.
He expressed his belief that the Vietnam-US relations will
continue growing for the sake of peace, stability and development in the
region and the world.
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Source:
NDO