Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets US businesses

The US has always been one of the largest investment partners in Vietnam, with a total investment of over 10 billion USD, compared with the US, it is still inadequate, the coming years will not be as modest as this, but it is necessary to promote investment. stronger – Photo: NGUYEN KHANH

Also attending were Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, and Minister of Information. Information and Communication Nguyen Manh Hung, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Hong, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung.

The meeting was attended by a large number of representatives of US businesses, including leading US and world corporations.

At the meeting, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai saidVietnam is one of the largest partners of the US.

The foundation of the trade relationship between the two countries is the US-Vietnam trade agreement dating back to 2001, helping businesses of the two countries compete better in the international arena.

Also at the meeting, Mr. Ted Osius, President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) and former US Ambassador to Vietnam said that the US business community considers Vietnam a strategic priority market. can contribute to growth and prosperity for Vietnam.

According to Mr. Osius, the US is in the optimal position to help Vietnam with digital transformation, green transformation, combating climate change, and developing healthcare.

“The US clearly understands how important the two countries are to each other, with mutual trust and understanding. Together, we can make Vietnam-US and ASEAN-US relations central to the region in the region. Asia, Pacific – Indian Ocean”, said Mr. Ted Osius.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that, after 27 years of normalization, the two countries’ relations have reached an important milestone.

Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh Thank you for all the love that American friends have given Vietnam over the years.

According to the prime minister, nIf the dish does not have enough taste, it will not be a meal, and so is the relationship between the two countries. In our relationship, there have been ups and downs, and the Government of Vietnam thanks the US for its valuable and timely support during difficult times.

Vietnam always considers the US as its top important partner. Cooperation activities between the two countries are deepening and businesses of the two countries play a very important role.

Vietnam is America’s largest trading partner in ASEAN. The US has always been one of the largest investment partners of Vietnam, with a total investment capital of more than 10 billion USD, but this is still not commensurate with its potential.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s speech received big applause from the American business community – Photo: NGUYEN KHANH

The Prime Minister hoped that American partners and businesses would continue to come to Vietnam to look for opportunities. “The past time has confirmed the very high complementarity between the two economies, on the basis of the achieved achievements, we still have a lot of room for development and much work to do to bring benefits to the people. two countries”, the Prime Minister affirmed.

Also at the meeting, the Prime Minister directly exchanged and clarified a number of questions and concerns of the US business community in the fields of digital transformation, energy transformation, climate change response, and the field of energy transformation. in the health sector, epidemic prevention, business environment improvement, network security, etc.