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On December 22, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a phone call with the President of the United States, Donald Trump. Both leaders agreed that the Vietnam-United States relationship has developed strongly in all fields after 25 years of diplomatic relations and especially in recent years.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and President Donald Trump believe that bilateral relations will continue to deepen and stabilize, bringing benefits to the two peoples, in which economic and trade cooperation is the focus. and the dynamics of the bilateral relationship.
A strong, independent and prosperous Vietnam, playing an increasingly important role in the region, is the wish of the Vietnamese people and is also in line with American interests.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister and the President of the United States discussed that the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is investigating the wood material and monetary policy of Vietnam under Article 301 of the Trade Law. American trade in 1974.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has a phone call with US President Donald Trump on December 22 – Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Prime Minister said that Vietnam is a developing country with limited economic potential, operating monetary policy to control inflation and stabilize the macroeconomy, and controlling exchange rates so as not to generate advantages. international business competition.
In that spirit, the two sides agreed to assign the Vietnam and United States Ministries and branches to continue cooperating and comprehensively resolve the concerns of the United States and Vietnam, thus maintaining stable business relations. to a harmonious, sustainable and mutually beneficial trade balance.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc congratulated President Donald Trump on the successful development of two vaccines in record time. President Donald Trump stated that he values the country and people of Vietnam and wishes to visit Vietnam again in the near future.
President Trump has visited Vietnam twice. For the first time on November 10-12, 2017, right after attending the APEC Summit held in Da Nang. The second time from February 26 to 28, 2019. In addition to bilateral activities with Vietnam’s top leaders, during this visit, President Trump attended the second US-North Korea summit with North Korean President Kim Jong- one in Hanoi.
Since Vietnam and the United States announced the normalization of diplomatic relations in 1995, four consecutive US presidents have visited Vietnam, marking important milestones in the bilateral relationship.
