At the meeting, General Secretary To Lam highly appreciated the progress in bilateral relations in all fields, with many positive results, especially in the context that the two countries are having many practical activities to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the 2nd anniversary of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
General Secretary To Lam affirmed that Vietnam always considers the US a partner of strategic importance, and hopes to continue to implement the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the US on the basis of the basic principles of respect for independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institutions, in line with Vietnam's foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralization.
Recognizing the positive and substantive development of bilateral, regional and international relations, General Secretary To Lam emphasized that the Vietnam - US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has become a model in international relations, increasingly proving that countries can overcome the past to build a better future of cooperation and friendship, on the basis of building trust, mutual respect and sharing common interests.
Emphasizing Vietnam's identification of the private economy as the most important driving force of the economy, General Secretary To Lam affirmed that Vietnam will continue to create a favorable investment environment for US businesses to invest in Vietnam and encourage Vietnamese businesses to invest in the US, bringing benefits and creating many jobs for the people of the two countries.
General Secretary To Lam suggested that the two sides continue to promote cooperation in key and high-priority areas such as science - technology, semiconductor industry, energy industry and digital transformation, while creating conditions for Vietnam to purchase high-tech goods and promote the reception of advanced technology transfer from the US.
Ambassador Marc E. Knapper expressed his honor to meet General Secretary To Lam again, affirming that the Trump administration highly values the Vietnam - US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and hopes that the two countries will continue to strengthen cooperation, implement effectively and substantially, in depth, and bring practical benefits to the people of the two countries.
The US Ambassador said that the US side highly appreciated Vietnam's foreign policy of independence and self-reliance and always supported Vietnam in promoting its increasingly increasing role and influence in promoting peace and cooperation in the region and the world. The US Ambassador affirmed that a "strong, independent, prosperous, and self-reliant" Vietnam actively contributes to peace and stability in the region and the world and is something the US always supports.
Ambassador Marc E. Knapper especially thanked the close direction of the leaders of the Party and State of Vietnam and highly appreciated Vietnam's practical measures in the past time in promoting harmonious and sustainable trade relations between Vietnam and the US.
The US Ambassador affirmed that US businesses and partners attach great importance to economic - investment and trade cooperation with Vietnam, in which Vietnam is considered one of the important partners in the global supply chain and the Vietnamese market is opening up many opportunities for US products and services.
US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper said that he will strive to promote the role of promoting relevant US agencies to coordinate with Vietnam to effectively implement the agreements signed by the two countries' senior leaders, effectively implementing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on all the pillars set out.
