On the afternoon of May 26, at the National Assembly House, Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue received a delegation of US Senators led by Senator Mike Crapo who is visiting our country.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue thanked and highly appreciated the support of the US Congress, Senator Mike Crapo and members of the delegation in promoting Vietnam - US relations over the past time; I am confident that the visit will contribute to deepening and substantive development of relations between the two countries and the two National Assembly.
On behalf of the Delegation, Senator Mike Crapo would like to thank the Chairman of the National Assembly for taking the time to meet; highly appreciated the cooperation results between the two countries and the two National Assembly and stressed their strong support for promoting the bilateral relationship.
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National Assembly Chairwoman Vuong Dinh Hue stated that Vietnam always considers the US as one of its top important partners; appreciate the consistent message of the United States in support of a strong, independent, resilient and prosperous Vietnam; highly appreciated the positive, substantive and comprehensive development of the two countries' relations on bilateral, regional and international levels. Leaders of the two countries had many bilateral meetings and on the sidelines of regional and international forums, especially the good results of talks between General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Joe Biden on March 29.3 and recently. most recently, the meeting between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the expanded G7 Summit in May 5.2023 in Japan; hopes that the two sides will continue to promote high-level visits this year.
Vietnam welcomes the United States to strengthen cooperation with the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, thereby making more active contributions to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region; I hope that the United States, through new strategies and initiatives, will continue to demonstrate its strong commitment to upholding ASEAN centrality, the ASEAN-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and the relationship between the two countries. Mekong Partner - USA.
At the meeting, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and US Senators had a frank exchange and high consensus on many issues in cooperation between the two countries as well as the two National Assembly in the coming time.
In particular, in terms of economic and trade relations, the two sides agreed that this will continue to be a bright spot and a driving force for bilateral relations with trade turnover in 2022 reaching a record of US$123 billion. Vietnam has become one of the eight largest trading partners of the United States. On the other hand, the United States continues to be Vietnam's largest export market for many years.
Affirming that Vietnam always strives to improve the investment and business environment, and create the most favorable conditions for businesses and investors, the National Assembly Chairwoman asked the US Congress to continue supporting the maintenance of economic relations. stable and long-term trade system between the two countries; continue to create favorable conditions for Vietnamese agricultural products such as pangasius, shrimp, and fruit imports.
The National Assembly Chairwoman also suggested that the US recognize Vietnam's market economy status because now, Vietnam has joined many new-generation Free Trade Agreements with very high standards of the market. There is no reason not to recognize Vietnam as a country with a market economy. Vietnam is committed to participating in regional and international cooperation to promote linkages, economic recovery, maintain peace and cooperation stability. Given that the two countries have a common denominator in favor of global trade liberalization, which is an inevitable trend, the National Assembly Chairwoman welcomed the two sides' coordination within the framework of discussions on the Economic Framework Initiative. Indo-Pacific (IPEF); appreciate the US efforts in promoting IPEF.
Within the framework of IPEF, the President of the National Assembly suggested that the US focus on technical cooperation and capacity building for developing countries, including Vietnam, both in the discussion process as well as in the implementation of the agreements. agreement is achieved. Through this framework, Vietnam wishes to contribute to promoting free, open and fair regional trade, maintaining the multilateral trading system based on international law, contributing to promoting growth and development. sustainable, bringing practical benefits to all people in the region.
Senator Mike Crapo and members of the delegation affirmed that promoting economic and trade cooperation is the top priority of the United States for Vietnam and other countries; Thank Vietnam for becoming a very important trade partner of the United States and look forward to the stronger growth of trade relations between the two countries for the benefit of both sides. Senator Mike Crapo expressed his complete agreement with the Chairman of the National Assembly's opinion that the two countries need to "reverse" the US investment position in Vietnam from number 7 to number 1. The two sides need to have concrete efforts to achieve this goal and reach new heights in cooperation.
Appreciating Vietnam's ongoing activities related to IPEF, Senator Mike Crapo and the Delegation members hope to make positive progress on each pillar of this cooperation framework. Given that the two sides need to go beyond the framework of IPEF cooperation and do more to promote relations, Senator Mike Crapo said he would pass on the speaker's message to the administration of President Joe Biden, Congress and U.S. negotiators in securing market access and negotiating free trade agreements such as the CPTPP and bilateral trade agreements…
Expressing great appreciation for Vietnam's approach to global trade issues, Senator Mike Crapo and the US Senators wish to work with Vietnam to realize cooperation plans.
The National Assembly Chairwoman said that Vietnam appreciates that the United States supports the stances of Vietnam and ASEAN regarding the East Sea, including ensuring freedom of navigation and overflight, and peaceful settlement of disputes. on the basis of international law (UNCLOS 1982), without the threat and use of force; I hope the US will support Vietnam to host the APEC 2027 year.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and US Senators also agreed that cooperation in overcoming war consequences continues to be a bright spot in the relationship between the two countries. Emphasizing that cooperation in overcoming the consequences of war is one of the very high priorities of the US in its relations with Vietnam, Senator Mike Crapo and members of the delegation pledged that the US would always stand with Vietnam. in this area and fully support the proposals of the President of the National Assembly on promoting more effective cooperation in this area.
The National Assembly Chairwoman also candidly shared issues of concern to US Senators and said that, on the basis of the current good relations, the two countries can completely open dialogue on all issues. mutual interest, establish mechanisms to exchange and share information to understand each other better.
Citing the Vietnamese saying that "hundreds of hearings are not equal to one seeing", the National Assembly Chairman hoped that US Senators would visit Vietnam more often to see more clearly Vietnam's achievements in sustainable development. take care of social security. Vietnam is not only one of the leading countries in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, but is also actively implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, implementing an inclusive development strategy, "no one can be left behind” and do not wait to get rich to implement social policies, but social policies are integrated right in each development step of each economic policy.
As a developing country with many difficult conditions, the National Assembly Chairwoman hoped the US would continue to cooperate and support Vietnam in technical and financial terms in the implementation of sustainable development strategies, for the sake of the people. People.
The National Assembly President also shared that, from the beginning of the XV term until now, the National Assembly of Vietnam has conducted 8 sessions, including 4 extraordinary sessions to promptly solve arising life problems; In which, issues of concern to Senators about tax reduction and visa policy are being considered at the ongoing session.
The two sides highly appreciated the role of National Assembly cooperation in bilateral relations. Recently, the two National Assembly has increased mutual visits, exchanges and contacts. National Assembly Chairwoman Vuong Dinh Hue hopes that the two countries' National Assembly will continue to expand cooperation in various forms so that US and Vietnamese parliamentarians can understand more about each country's situation and the relationship between the two countries. Bilateral; promote the building of exchange and coordination mechanisms between the National Assembly of the two countries, between specialized committees and friendship parliamentary groups; study and build an official exchange and working mechanism between the specialized committees of the National Assembly of Vietnam and the US Congress.
The two sides support and wish to further strengthen the relationship between the National Assembly of the two countries through promoting the exchange of delegations at all levels, especially high-ranking leaders of the National Assembly, promoting cooperation between national agencies. Association of the two countries and cooperate in all fields.
On this occasion, the President of the National Assembly invited the US bicameral Delegation to attend the 9th Global Young Parliamentarians Conference of the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) hosted by the National Assembly of Vietnam in September. arrived in Hanoi.
Senator Mike Crapo thanked the Speaker of Congress for sharing a lot of information to help US Senators better understand the issues of concern; said that he will return to Vietnam again and will do his best to further promote relations between the two countries.
+ After the meeting, the President of the National Assembly invited US Senators to attend the plenary session of the National Assembly.
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