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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives tonight at Noi Bai Airport, Hanoi, and begins his official visit to Vietnam.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Hanoi at more than 20 o’clock, according to VnExpress, and will officially visit Vietnam in two days from October 29-30 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh. celebrates 25 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
According to a statement from the US State Department, Mr. Pompeo will meet with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, and Minister of Public Security To Lam. His visit aims to reaffirm the strength of the Comprehensive Association, celebrate the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam, promote a shared commitment to a peaceful and prosperous region, and discuss issues. both parties are interested.
Vietnam is one of Pompeo’s stops during his tour of a number of Asian countries. Prior to that, he attended the US-India Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi, visiting Sri Lanka, Indonesia.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Image: AFP.
Pompeo praised the cooperation between Vietnam and the United States over the past 25 years and vowed to turn the bilateral relationship into an international model in his July statement. The United States Secretary of State stressed that the two countries have strengthened trade and private and strategic cooperation and coordination on humanitarian issues and left-wing war issues, including the search for those missing in the war.
The United States and Vietnam also strengthen and expand the Comprehensive Partnership based on a shared vision of a stable and peaceful Indo-Pacific region, as well as respect for each other’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and political institutions.
The US Secretary of State also expressed appreciation for Vietnam’s achievements as ASEAN president this year, especially in coordinating ASEAN’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and related issues. Economic recovery.
He said the relationship between the Vietnamese people and the United States is becoming more cohesive, in part thanks to the Vietnamese community in the United States. There are nearly 30,000 Vietnamese students each year studying in the US, and more than 1,200 Americans study in Vietnam.
Vietnam – America began to normalize relations after the declaration of President Bill Clinton on July 11, 1995, marking the “sweet fruit” after a long time in the difficult negotiation process, due to suspicions. during the war.
Over the past 25 years, two-way trade turnover increased from $ 450 million in 1994 to $ 77 billion in 2019. For many years, the United States has been Vietnam’s largest export market and Vietnam is one of the largest export markets. . Exports have the highest growth rates in the US.
Within the framework of the Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF) held in Hanoi on the morning of October 28, three US corporations, including Bechtel, General Electric and McDermott, signed an agreement to jointly deploy equipment worth 3 billion dollars for the project of the liquefied gas power plant in Bac Lieu The plant has a total capacity of 3,200 MW, it is the first large-scale power project invested by foreign investors in the form of IPP (independent power project).
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