Vietnamese Ambassador hails ASEAN-US cooperative tiesThe US’s growing cooperative relations with Asian countries, including those from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in various fields, will significantly contribute to regional peace, security and development cooperation. Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang VinhVietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh made the remarks while addressing a Lunar New Year meeting held by the US-Asia Institute (USAI) in Washington, D.C. on March 2. The USAI was established in 1979 with a view to fostering the US’s rapports with the Asian-Pacific region at the governmental, parliamentary, and people-to-people levels. In 2017, the USAI presented a medal to Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh in recognition of his remarkable contributions to the development of ASEAN-US relations on the occasion of the 50th founding anniversary of the bloc and the 40th anniversary of ASEAN-US diplomatic ties. McKeague thanked the Vietnamese government and people for supporting humanitarian assistance activities and said he is scheduled to visit Vietnam this month to promote mutual trust and bilateral collaboration in the field.-VNA

Source: VietNamNet News March 03, 2018 09:00 UTC