Vietnam is ready to promote further cooperation with the US

On January 9, at the Party Central Committee headquarters, General Secretary To Lam received US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper to bid farewell on the occasion of the end of his term.

The General Secretary congratulated Ambassador Marc Knapper on successfully completing his term of office in Vietnam and highly appreciated the Ambassador's important contributions to the good development of the Vietnam - US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

The General Secretary welcomed the two countries' many outstanding achievements in various fields, emphasizing that Vietnam is ready to promote further cooperation with the US, including the signing of a counter- trade agreement, fairness and balance.

The General Secretary affirmed that Vietnam is consistent with its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, cooperation and development, diversification and multilateralization of foreign relations; consistent with the "4 no's" defense policy.

Vietnam always attaches importance to its relationship with the US and wishes to continue to cooperate closely with the US Government to further deepen bilateral relations between the two countries on the basis of respect for each other's sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institutions, actively contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

General Secretary To Lam was pleased to share with Ambassador Knapper some outstanding achievements that Vietnam has achieved since the 13th National Party Congress, especially the remarkable progress, which has been highly appreciated by the world as policies for innovation and development of science and technology. The upcoming 14th Congress will mark a new stage of development, for peace, independence, democracy and prosperity.

Regarding regional and international issues of mutual concern, General Secretary To Lam emphasized the need to comply with the United Nations Charter, international law; resolve disputes through dialogue and other peaceful measures.

The General Secretary suggested that the US continue to support the maintenance of peace, stability, security, safety, freedom of navigation and aviation in the region in accordance with international law, especially the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982); and that the activities of the parties in the East Sea should contribute to this common goal.

The General Secretary expressed his confidence that, regardless of his position in the future, Ambassador Marc Knapper will continue to support the promotion of Vietnam - US relations and contribute to many new achievements in the relationship between the two countries in the coming time.

Ambassador Marc Knapper sincerely thanked the leaders of the Party, State and people of Vietnam for their attention and support in helping the Ambassador successfully complete his term of office.

The Ambassador congratulated Vietnam on its outstanding achievements, in which the economy maintained stable growth, people's lives were increasingly improved, and international position and prestige were enhanced.

Ambassador Knapper expressed his pride in participating in major events in bilateral relations, notably the two countries upgrading their relations to the level of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in September 2023, major activities to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the US.

The Ambassador affirmed that regardless of his position, he will do his best to foster the growing bilateral relationship, making practical contributions to peace, stability, cooperation and prosperity in the region and the world.

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