Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has a working session with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. (Photo: VNA)Vietnam attaches importance to relations with the US and wants to continue developing the ties for the benefit of their people, and for peace, friendship , cooperation, and development in the region and the world, Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has said.Trung made the statement at meetings with US officials during his working visit to the US from June 28 to July 2 at the invitation of the US Department of State.In Washington D.C, the Vietnam ese delegation had working sessions with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink, Deputy Under Secretary of Defence for Policy Sasha Baker, President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC). They also met with former US officials and senators who support the development of Vietnam - US relations.In New York, the delegation worked with UN Under-Secretary-General for Policy Guy Ryder, and had an online discussion with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry. They also had meetings with long-standing friends of Vietnam in the US, and representatives of the US Communist Party.During the meetings, both sides agreed that the Vietnam – US Comprehensive Partnership has witnessed robust, positive, and comprehensive development across fields in recent years.The US officials affirmed that the US considers Vietnam one of its key partners in the region, agreeing that the bilateral relations have enjoyed support from both the Democratic Party and Republican Party. He also proposed directions to strengthen cooperation with the US Communist Party and socio-political organisations between the two sides in the coming time./.
