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| English.news.cn 2013-12-16 22:38:43 |
HANOI, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on
Monday met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and General
Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong in
Vietnam's capital Hanoi.
At the meeting with the Vietnamese prime minister, Kerry expressed his belief that the relationship between the United States and Vietnam will increasingly develop, especially in economy, trade and investment.
Kerry pledged to support Vietnam in solving consequences of war as well as coping with climate change.
The U.S. diplomat said the successful negotiation of the Trans- Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be a milestone in boosting U.S.- Vietnam ties.
The Vietnamese prime minister, for his part, affirmed Vietnam's willingness to closely work with the United States in TPP negotiation process for a balanced deal, reported the website of the Vietnamese government.
Dung asked the United States to support regional countries to protect the environment, cope with climate change and manage water resources toward sustainable development.
On the same day, Kerry met General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong. During the meeting, Kerry hailed Vietnam's support in searching for remains of Americans missing in the war in Vietnam, which ended in 1975, and pledged to continue efforts to promote relations between the United States and Vietnam.
The Vietnamese party chief asked the U.S. diplomat to further efforts in solving issues of unexploded ordnance and Agent Orange/ Dioxin in Vietnam.
At the meeting with the Vietnamese prime minister, Kerry expressed his belief that the relationship between the United States and Vietnam will increasingly develop, especially in economy, trade and investment.
Kerry pledged to support Vietnam in solving consequences of war as well as coping with climate change.
The U.S. diplomat said the successful negotiation of the Trans- Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be a milestone in boosting U.S.- Vietnam ties.
The Vietnamese prime minister, for his part, affirmed Vietnam's willingness to closely work with the United States in TPP negotiation process for a balanced deal, reported the website of the Vietnamese government.
Dung asked the United States to support regional countries to protect the environment, cope with climate change and manage water resources toward sustainable development.
On the same day, Kerry met General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong. During the meeting, Kerry hailed Vietnam's support in searching for remains of Americans missing in the war in Vietnam, which ended in 1975, and pledged to continue efforts to promote relations between the United States and Vietnam.
The Vietnamese party chief asked the U.S. diplomat to further efforts in solving issues of unexploded ordnance and Agent Orange/ Dioxin in Vietnam.
Editor:
Mu Xuequan
HANOI, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Trade relations are
perhaps the clearest example of how far the two nations have come in 18
years since normalization of relation, said U.S. Secretary of State John
Kerry on Monday.
Addressing a press conference after holding talks with Vietnamese
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Vietnam's
capital Hanoi, Kerry said since normalization of relations in 1995,
Vietnam has become a modern nation and an important partner of the
United States.
After 18 years, the bilateral trade turnover between the United States and Vietnam increased more than 50 times, Kerry said. He added the United States is helping Vietnam to implement the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Once finalized, the TPP will raise labor standards, open market and create millions of new jobs  .The United States is working closely with Vietnam and other partners in order to complete
TPP negotiation as quickly as possible. The realizing of TPP is
potential for partners and for Vietnam as a thriving economy, Kerry
said.for his part, Minh said economic, trade and investment cooperation are among the top priorities in Vietnam-U.S. relations. Minh said the two countries have recorded a remarkable increase in bilateral trade turnover in 18 years of relation renormalization. The United States is now ranking seventh among foreign investors in Vietnam with over 10 billion U.S. dollars in investment capital. The two countries have great potential for bilateral trade cooperation, therefore it is needed to implement further measures to lift trade relations to a new height in the coming time, Minh added. During the talks, Kerry and Minh also discussed cooperation in education and tackling climate change issues among others. Kerry is paying an official visit to Vietnam from Saturday to Tuesday. |
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