On the evening of November 11, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, General Secretary To Lam had a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump.
General Secretary To Lam congratulated Mr. Donald Trump on being elected the 47th President of the United States and highly appreciated the President-elect's contributions to the development of Vietnam-US relations.
General Secretary To Lam discussed with President-elect Donald Trump the positive results of the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in recent times. Vietnam is ready to promote the stable and long-term development of bilateral relations for the benefit of the two peoples, for peace, cooperation and sustainable development in the region and the world.
General Secretary To Lam also discussed with President-elect Donald Trump a number of major directions to strengthen economic, trade and investment relations between the two countries in areas where both sides have strengths and needs.
President-elect Donald Trump was pleased to once again have the opportunity to talk with the General Secretary and convey his greetings to the Vietnamese people.
Mr. Donald Trump also expressed his joy at the good development of the relationship between the two countries, affirmed the importance of the relationship with Vietnam and the Vietnam-US economic cooperation, and mentioned a number of areas of economic and trade cooperation that the US is interested in and wishes to promote.
President-elect Donald Trump believes that the friendly relationship between the two countries will continue to develop. He shared his good impressions of the Vietnamese people, recalling his memories of the country and people of Vietnam during his two previous visits.
Mr. Donald Trump also appreciated the contributions of the Vietnamese community in the US.
On this occasion, General Secretary To Lam invited President-elect Donald Trump to visit Vietnam again. President-elect Donald Trump happily accepted the invitation and invited General Secretary To Lam to visit the US again at an appropriate time.