On the morning of March 27.3, at the National Assembly House, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue received the US Parliamentary Delegation led by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Chairman of the Emerging Threats Subcommittee, US Senate Armed Services Committee. The delegation is on a working visit to Vietnam.
Enhance understanding and trust between the two Parliaments and the two countries
At the meeting, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue welcomed Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and the delegation to visit and work in Vietnam; Appreciate that the Delegation is very diverse with the participation of senators, representatives, representatives of the Democratic Party, Republican Party, states and states of the United States.
Stating that this is the second visit of US lawmakers to Vietnam in 2024 after the two countries upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, the National Assembly Chairman believes that the visit will contribute to increasing economic growth. Strengthen mutual understanding and trust, bringing the relationship between the two Parliaments as well as the cooperation between the two countries to develop deeper and more substantively.
On behalf of the US Parliamentary Delegation, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand respectfully thanked National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue for the warm welcome to the Delegation; expressed great joy that the two countries have upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, showing that Vietnam is the leading partner of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region; affirmed that the United States will continue to cooperate with Vietnam for prosperous development.
US lawmakers expressed their impression of Vietnam's development over the past time; said that the members of the delegation visiting and working in Vietnam this time also expressed their desire to promote relations between the two countries. The parliamentarians said that through the visit, they saw many opportunities for cooperation between the two countries, especially in the fields of energy, LNG, clean fuel, renewable energy, energy conversion, and local cooperation. , future-oriented fields…
Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue thanked the US parliamentarians for their good feelings towards the country and people of Vietnam and their support for promoting relations between the two countries; welcomed comments that suggested many areas of cooperation between the two countries in the coming time.
The National Assembly Chairman affirmed that Vietnam considers the United States a strategically important partner and appreciates the United States' consistent policy of supporting a strong, independent, self-reliant and prosperous Vietnam. Vietnam is ready to join the United States in promoting the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in an increasingly substantive, in-depth, and stable manner on the basis of respect for independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political institutions. each other's values, in accordance with the interests of the two peoples and contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region.
Recalling the fact that US President Joe Biden had a very successful visit to Vietnam in 2023 and visited the Vietnamese National Assembly, the National Assembly Chairman stated that the leaders of the two countries decided to upgrade relations to The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has created momentum and opened up new space to strengthen cooperation across all channels of the Party, State, National Assembly and People and in all fields, including the fields of breakthroughs such as innovation, artificial intelligence, human resource training, semiconductor cooperation, supply chain, energy conversion, high-performance sports, people-to-people exchanges...
The National Assembly Chairman stated clearly that Vietnam welcomes the United States to strengthen responsible cooperation with the Asia-Pacific region; We hope that the United States, through the Indo-Pacific Strategy and regional initiatives, will continue to strongly demonstrate its commitment to support the central role of ASEAN and the ASEAN-US comprehensive strategic partnership. United States and the Mekong - United States Partnership, actively contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand thanked Vietnam for cooperating with the United States in resolving the consequences of war, searching for the remains of American soldiers and Vietnamese martyrs, supporting people with disabilities...; affirmed that the recent results achieved in this field are proof of the power of People's diplomacy and reconciliation; said that the United States has made commitments and will continue to implement these commitments to contribute to overcoming the consequences of war.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand wants the two countries to promote cooperation in areas of mutual benefit, especially in areas where the United States has strengths such as AI, semiconductors, and priority areas for development. of Vietnam, strengthening educational cooperation, people-to-people exchanges...
Discussing specific areas of cooperation, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue thanked and appreciated the support of both parties in the US Congress and parliamentarians in the Delegation in promoting bilateral relations.
The two sides have actively implemented the comprehensive strategic partnership and achieved many specific results: delegation exchanges took place regularly and substantially; Maintain annual dialogue mechanisms and exchanges to establish new dialogue mechanisms. The two sides continue to promote cooperation in the fields of overcoming war consequences, humanitarian cooperation, and capacity building; Strengthen coordination in implementing MOC on semiconductors.
Cooperation between the two countries' National Assembly plays an important role in the overall Vietnam-US relationship with many exciting activities. The two sides actively exchange delegations at all levels, contributing to strengthening mutual understanding and trust, while strengthening interest and support within the United States for the development of relations between the two countries.
Strengthen parliamentary cooperation commensurate with the Vietnam-US comprehensive strategic partnership
Regarding cooperation in the coming time, the Chairman of the National Assembly hopes that Parliamentarians will continue to contribute more to deepen the relationship between the two countries and the two Parliaments in the coming time. Emphasizing that parliamentary cooperation is an important pillar in promoting relations between the two countries, the National Assembly Chairman proposed strengthening cooperation between the two countries' legislative bodies in accordance with the comprehensive strategic partnership. between two countries.
Accordingly, the two National Assembly need to increase the exchange of delegations at all levels, especially high-level delegations between the two National Assembly. The Chairman of the National Assembly respectfully invites the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States to visit Vietnam at an appropriate time. The two sides research to establish regular dialogue mechanisms, exchange and coordination mechanisms between the two National Assembly and their agencies; Expand cooperation in many different forms to help US and Vietnamese parliamentarians understand more about the situation in each country, especially between young parliamentarians and parliamentary assistants... Promote the establishment of a Group of Parliamentarians The United States is friendly with Vietnam, playing an important role as a bridge to promote and support the US Government in strengthening cooperation with Vietnam in accordance with the conditions of the two countries.
Regarding cooperation to overcome the consequences of war, the National Assembly Chairman said that this continues to be a bright spot in the two countries' relationship, making an important contribution to the process of reconciliation, healing and building trust between the two peoples. and open up more opportunities for cooperation in other key areas. Thereby, we recommend that the US Congress continue to give high priority to cooperation in overcoming the consequences of war; increase budget to overcome dioxin hot spots; demining, supporting people with disabilities and searching and identifying the remains of Vietnamese martyrs. The Vietnamese side will continue to cooperate fully, with the highest responsibility, with the US side in taking stock of the MIA issue as it has done for the past 50 years, both through joint and unilateral activities.
Regarding economic - trade - investment cooperation, the Chairman of the National Assembly stated that currently, Vietnam has risen to become one of the 7 largest trading partners of the United States and is an important part of the supply chain. regional response. The United States is Vietnam's second largest trading partner and largest export market.
The Chairman of the National Assembly asked the US Congress to support the maintenance of stable, long-term trade relations between the two countries and soon remove Vietnam from the list of 12 non-market economies. to accurately reflect objective reality. Vietnam is now available participating in 19 Free Trade Agreements with over 60 countries, including new generation Free Trade Agreements with very high standards, participating in many regional and global trade cooperation frameworks; Hundreds of large US enterprises are doing business effectively in Vietnam; Many countries around the world have recognized Vietnam's market economy. The Chairman of the National Assembly hopes that US lawmakers and the US Congress will prioritize promoting this issue because this is also a legitimate aspiration of businesses and people of the two countries.
Regarding the above proposal, the US parliamentarians said that there have been 5 US parliamentary delegations visiting Vietnam in 2023 and 2 delegations from the beginning of the year until now, showing that the US highly appreciates the relationship with Vietnam. Male. The United States has also imported hundreds of billions of dollars of goods from Vietnam. More and more US businesses are doing business in Vietnam. These are specific examples showing the efforts of both countries in strengthening economic and trade relations.
Regarding security and defense cooperation, the National Assembly Chairman highly appreciated maintaining the pace of defense and security cooperation in accordance with the needs and desires of the two sides, in accordance with the international and regional context. Currently; Suggested that the two sides gradually expand cooperation in areas such as terrorism prevention, transnational crime, cyber security...
The President of the National Assembly thanked the United States for its support to the Vietnamese community in the United States; We request that parliamentarians continue to pay attention to creating conditions for the Vietnamese community in the United States to integrate, grow, and contribute to the relationship between the two countries.
Discussing regional and international issues, the National Assembly Chairman stated that Vietnam appreciates the United States supporting the stance of Vietnam and ASEAN related to the East Sea, including ensuring freedom of navigation. – aviation, peaceful resolution of disputes on the basis of international law (UNCLOS 1982), no threat or use of force...
Vietnam highly appreciates the Mekong - United States Partnership (MUSP), thanking the US side for strengthening cooperation and support in the region over the past years; Emphasizing water security and adaptation to climate change for the common benefit of the region; We hope that the US Congress will continue to prioritize cooperation in the Mekong Subregion and coordinately contribute to the Mekong - US Partnership Action Plan for the period 2024 - 2026,
Recalling the recent meeting and working session with the US-ASEAN Business Council High-Level Delegation, the President emphasized that, in the spirit of "no business opinion is not heard by the National Assembly", the National Assembly Vietnam always listens, acknowledges, and promptly considers within its authority the proposals and recommendations of the business community to continuously improve the business investment environment, enhance national competitiveness and create favorable conditions. the most favorable conditions for businesses.
