Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang

She said:  “Although the report recognized Vietnam’s achievements in protecting human rights, it still made some assessments that are not objective and do not reflect correctly the actual situation in the country. Vietnam’s unwavering policy is ensuring and promoting human rights in line with international treaties on human rights to which Vietnam is a party. The country’s efforts and achievements in this field have been recognized and highly evaluated by the international community. Like with other countries, Vietnam is ready to discuss with the US within the existing frameworks on issues of mutual concern in the frank, open and mutual respect spirit. Vietnam considers this as an effective method to enhance mutual understanding and solve the issues in which the two sides still have differences.”