Overview of US Secretary of State's special visit to Vietnam

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken pays a three-day visit to Vietnam from April 14-16 at the invitation of Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son. This is Antony Blinken's first visit to the Southeast Asian nation in his capacity as US Secretary of State.

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The visit takes place in the context that the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Partnership continues to maintain a positive development momentum thanks to the relationship foundation built and cultivated by the two sides over the past 28 years.

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The visit shows that the US side attaches great importance to the Comprehensive Partnership with Vietnam as well as continuing to promote relations between the two countries in the spirit of the 2013 Comprehensive Partnership and the 2015 Joint Vision Statement on Vietnam-US relations. It also aims to materialize the results of the telephone conversation between General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Joe Biden held in March and continue to demonstrate Vietnam's external policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization and diversification of foreign relations.

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Receiving the US diplomat, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh says this trip, along with contacts and exchanges between the two countries in the past time, especially the very successful high-level phone talks between Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Joe Biden on March 29, is vivid evidence for the development of the two countries' relations.

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The Vietnamese Government leader says that Vietnam considers the United States one of its leading important partners and wishes to promote the comprehensive partnership with the US on the basis of respect for each other's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institution.

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The PM emphasizes that both sides need to continue efforts in promoting harmonious and sustainable trade exchange, suggesting that the US restrict the imposition of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties and other unnecessary measures on Vietnam's exports, especially agricultural products and furniture, which directly affect people's employment and livelihoods.

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For his part, Blinken affirms that the US attaches importance to the relations with Vietnam on the principle of respecting each other's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institutions, and supports a strong, independent, self-resilient and prosperous Vietnam.

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During the reception for the US Secretary of State, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hails the results of the US official’s working sessions in Vietnam, as well as the strong, comprehensive development of the bilateral relations, saying the important foundations for the development lie with the respect for independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institutions of each other, for peace, stability and development in the region and the world.

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According to the Party leader, positive outcomes in the Vietnam-US relations will create a foundation for the two countries to elevate their ties to a new height, for the sake of their people, and for peace, stability and development in the region and the world at large.

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At their earlier talks, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken share the view that Vietnam and the US should continue with their cooperation and promote the bilateral ties on the basis of the principles agreed by their high-ranking leaders.

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The US Secretary of State affirms that his nation will set aside more resources and budget to help Vietnam settle war consequences, and further bilateral cooperation in important fields such as trade-investment, science-technology, digital transformation, green transition, and high-quality personnel training in serve of the country’s development.

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During the visit, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken breaks ground on the construction of the new US Embassy campus in Cau Giay district, Hanoi.

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The new embassy represents "another significant step towards strengthening the vital partnership between our nations and peoples," US State Secretary Blinken said in his address.

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The US Embassy campus has a total investment of US$1.2 billion, built on 39,000sq.m, on a land area of 3.2 hectares, and it is one of the largest US Embassy headquarters in the world.