Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung presents a friendship order to Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink on April 16. (Photo: baoquocte.vn)

At a meeting on Friday to bid farewell to the outgoing Ambassador, Dung said Vietnam considers the US one of its top partners and wants to deepen their comprehensive partnership, bilaterally and in the region and around the world.

On behalf of Vietnamese leaders, Deputy Foreign Minister Dung presented a friendship order to Ambassador Kritenbrink to acknowledge his contributions developing bilateral ties.