US Secretary of State and Security Adviser impressed with Vietnam’s outstanding development

On the morning of May 13, while accompanying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to attend the ASEAN-US Special Summit, visit and work in the US and the United Nations, in Washington DC, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son had had meetings with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.

At the meetings, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son thanked the contributions of the Ministry of State and the US National Security Council in general, as well as of the two ministers in particular, in promoting Vietnam relations. – America last time.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son was pleased with the positive developments of the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Partnership over the past time, reflected in the maintenance of mutual visits, including the visit to Vietnam. by US Vice President Kamala Harris in 2021, as well as through meetings and phone calls between the two sides.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son hoped that National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Foreign Minister Antony Blinken would continue to actively contribute to the development of the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Partnership in depth and effectiveness. , actually.

For their part, Foreign Minister Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan expressed their impressions of Vietnam’s outstanding development over the years; highly appreciated the important results of the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Partnership.

The US side affirmed its wish that the two sides continue to promote cooperation in all fields of the Comprehensive Partnership.

Responding to Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son’s proposal to soon turn the US into one of the top investors in Vietnam, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said, the Biden administration wishes to promote promote investment and development cooperation opportunities with partner countries in the world and in the region, including Vietnam.

Secretary of State Blinken said, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Initiative is one of the US efforts to promote an economic framework that benefits all countries, as well as respond to challenges. knowledge of the global economy, especially in the post-COVID-19 period; looking forward to continuing to discuss more specifically with Vietnam about the content of the initiative.

The two sides agreed to continue working closely in regional cooperation frameworks, especially those in ASEAN and Mekong sub-regional cooperation.