Vietnamese PM Nguyen Tan Dung and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were unanimous that the two sides should spare no effort to bring the bilateral relationship to a new plane and develop a multi-faceted cooperation on the basis of mutual benefits, respect and equality.
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PM Nguyen Tan Dung (R) and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Hanoi, July 22, 2010
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PM Nguyen Tan Dung hosted a reception on Thursday evening to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who is in Hanoi for the ongoing ASEAN meetings and the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF).
Both the guest and the host took the occasion to share their opinions on ways to further promote friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries, focusing on economy, trade, investment, HIV/AIDS control, MIA and other issues of common concern.
Pleased with the flourishing Vietnam-US ties, PM Dung suggested the two sides enhance the implementation of the inked agreements on cooperation in climate change combat, education, science and technology, and building a US university in the Mekong Delta.
He also expected that the two sides should early finalize negotiations for the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement while asking the US to grant Vietnam with the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
Vietnam asked the US Government to impose no barrier on Vietnamese exports in order to facilitate bilateral cooperation not only in economy but also other fields.
“The two sides should discuss the establishment of rapidly-growing economic cooperation for mutual benefits, minimizing disputes. First and foremost, the two sides should review all trade disputes and find out package solutions for them,” said PM Dung.
The Vietnamese PM highly spoke of the US Government and people’s assistance for Vietnam’s HIV/AIDS prevention and control while urging the US to give greater humanitarian aid to Agent Orange victims here.
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PM Nguyen Tan Dung (R) and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Hanoi, July 22, 2010
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For her part, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton showed her agreement with the host leader’s proposals for stronger economic and trade ties.
President Barack Obama and his Administration, said Mrs. Clinton, are ready to bring the bilateral relationship to new heights on the basis of cooperation and dialogue.
She stated that she will return Vietnam in October for the 17th ASEAN Summit and make preparations for President Obama’s visit to Vietnam next year.
At their meeting, PM Dung and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also exchanged views of international and regional issues of common concern.
They agreed that ASEAN countries, the US and ARF members should strengthen their cooperation in enforcing international laws, the Convention on Law of the Sea 1982, and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea 2002 (DOC) in order to secure peace, stability, and prosperity in the region and the world.
Regarding regional cooperation, PM Dung stressed that Vietnam welcomes the US and Russia’s deeper participation in the regional structure, especially by becoming members of the East Asia Summit (EAS)./.