On the afternoon of March 31, at the Party Central Committee headquarters, General Secretary To Lam received US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the meeting, General Secretary To Lam asked Ambassador Marc Knapper to help convey his warmest greetings and best wishes to US President Donald Trump and congratulate the US achievements under the leadership of President Donald Trump in recent times.
The General Secretary acknowledged the efforts of Ambassador Knapper and the staff of the US Embassy in promoting and effectively implementing high-level agreements and cooperation contents within the framework of the Vietnam - US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, focusing on promoting high-level contacts, building and strengthening political trust, while expanding cooperation in all areas such as business, culture, education, with visits and active participation of business delegations, university delegations...
In the field of economy - trade - investment, the General Secretary said that Vietnam's ministries, branches and relevant agencies are actively addressing current US concerns, in the spirit of encouraging increased imports of US key products that Vietnam needs, especially agricultural products, liquefied gas and high-tech products.
The Party and State of Vietnam always pay attention to and create a favorable investment environment, support foreign enterprises in general and the US in particular to expand cooperation and investment in Vietnam, maintain the momentum for the development of balanced, harmonious economic relations, sustainable growth, and bring practical benefits to the people of the two countries.
Ambassador Marc Knapper expressed his honor to meet again and thanked the General Secretary for spending a lot of time meeting with business delegations and leaders of the US parliament visiting Vietnam in the past time.
Ambassador Marc Knapper also affirmed that the Trump administration attaches great importance to the Vietnam - US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and hopes that the two countries will continue to strengthen cooperation, implement it effectively, substantially, in depth, bringing 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 is a positive contribution to peace and stability in the region and the world and is something that the US has always supported.
Ambassador Knapper especially thanked the close direction of the leaders of the Party, State and Government of Vietnam in resolving and achieving specific results of the concerns of the Trump administration, and highly appreciated Vietnam's practical measures in recent times 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.
The US Ambassador respectfully thanked the General Secretary for taking the time to meet and give important instructions and orientations on the focus on promoting bilateral relations between Vietnam and the US in the coming time.
The Ambassador 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 implement the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on all pillars, especially promoting high-level contacts, expanding substantive cooperation in areas such as economy - trade - investment, national defense, security, education - training, handling of migration issues, preventing transnational crimes and other priority areas.
