Top Vietnamese leader meets US Senator
(VOVWORLD) -Party General Secretary and President To Lam received Senator Chris Coons, a democrat and Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programmes, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, and the Senate Select Committee on Ethics as part of his US trip on Wednesday (local time).
 Party General Secretary and President To Lam (R) and Senator Chris Coons (Photo: VNA) |
The top Vietnamese leader showed his assessment of the special relationship between Vietnam and the US, considering it a model of efforts to heal and build post-war relations.
Lam said said he hopes the two sides will continue to proactively and effectively implement the Joint Statement on upgrading the Vietnam - US relationship in 2023, especially the US continues to exchange and coordinate to soon recognise Vietnam's market economy status; closely cooperate with Vietnam to jointly make positive and responsible contributions to the common work of the international community, and respond to global issues.
For his part, Coons, who is also member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, affirmed that the US considers Vietnam a leading partner in the region, and it is interested in strengthening the bilateral relations.
He pledged to continue to promote the implementation of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership framework; and uphold the tradition left by previous generations of senators, especially in cooperation to overcome post-war aftermath.