VN-US cooperation has more room for development: Vietnamese Deputy PM

VGP - Việt Nam and the US have many potentials for fostering their multifaceted cooperation, Vietnamese Deputy PM, Foreign Minister Phạm Gia Khiêm said when receiving US Vice Secretary of State Robert D. Hormats on April 12 in Hà Nội.

April 12, 2010 9:20 PM GMT+7

Vietnamese Deputy PM, Foreign Minister Phạm Gia Khiêm (L) receives US Vice Secretary of State Robert D. Hormats - Photo: VNA

The two diplomats assumed that the Việt Nam-US bilateral ties are developing soundly, especially in the fields of economy, trade and investment.

US Vice Secretary of State Robert D.Hormats said the US considers Việt Nam an important partner in the Asia-Pacific region.

Deputy PM Phạm Gia Khiêm highly appreciated the cooperation between the US and ASEAN, and expressed his hope that the US would actively support Việt Nam’s ASEAN presidency for peace, stability and development in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific.

Also on April 12, Mr. Hormats had working sessions with Vietnamese Minister of Planning and Investment Võ Hồng Phúc, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyễn Thành Biên and Foreign Minister Assistant Phạm Quang Vinh, discussing measures to strengthen the bilateral relations and celebrate the 15^th anniversary of diplomatic relations establishment.

By Ngọc Vân