VN, US talk of education and environment cooperation
VGP – Deputy PM Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, who is leading a Vietnamese government delegation to the US, on Monday in Washington D.C. met and worked with officials of the Department of State and the Department of the Interior as well as representatives of many leading enterprises there.
In his talks
with US Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale and
Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science Anne Castle, Deputy
PM Nguyễn Thiện Nhân and the host politicians were convinced that the
cooperation between Việt
Deputy PM Nhân hoped that
the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the Department of State to
continue backing relations with Việt Nam and persuading the US Government to early
grant the Generalized System of Preferences Status and open its
market for made-in-Việt Nam goods.
He suggested the
Department of State support the implementation of cooperation initiatives in
the Mekong Sub-region, offer more scholarships to Vietnamese students, and
create favorable conditions for education and training institutes of the two
countries to share experience.
Mr. Nhân also asked the
US Department of the Interior to help Việt
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Under
Secretary Judith McHale lauded the completion and approval of reports made by
the Task Force for education.
The reports
propose specific directions and measures to place education and training ties
between the two countries on a new plane.
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In the afternoon of the
same day, meeting with representatives from 20 leading IT corporations in the
US, Deputy PM Nhân reiterated that the Government of Việt Nam always offers
best conditions for foreign investors to do long-term business in Việt Nam in
various fields, including IT.
He revealed that Việt Nam
is sparing no effort to become an IT power in 2020 and realize large projects
on IT and education.