Important milestones in Vietnam - US relations

(Dan Tri) - Since normalization in 1995, Vietnam - US relations have witnessed deep and broad developments in all areas, including diplomacy, economics, politics, culture...

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong presided over the official welcoming ceremony for US President Joe Biden at the Presidential Palace on the afternoon of September 10 (Photo: Manh Quan).

On the afternoon of September 10, US President Joe Biden arrived in Hanoi, starting a two-day state visit to Vietnam from September 10-11 at the invitation of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Mr. Biden is the fifth US president to visit Vietnam since Vietnam and the US normalized relations in 1995. The visit takes place on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Comprehensive Partnership between the two countries (2013-2023). After 10 years of maintaining the Comprehensive Partnership, Vietnam and the US officially upgraded their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The joint statement on the establishment of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and the US was issued on the afternoon of September 10, at a joint press conference between General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Joe Biden at the headquarters of the Party Central Committee Office, right after the talks between the two sides. Let's take a look back at important milestones in the Vietnam-US bilateral relationship since normalization:

On February 3, 1994, US President Bill Clinton announced the decision to lift the 19-year trade embargo against Vietnam (Photo: AP).

On July 12, 1995, Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet announced the normalization of Vietnam-US relations. In Washington, US President Bill Clinton announced the decision to normalize diplomatic relations with Vietnam (Photo: VNA).

On July 13, 2000, the two countries signed a bilateral trade agreement, 25 years after the end of the war (Photo: VNA).

November 16-19, 2000, US President Bill Clinton paid an official visit to Vietnam (Photo: Reuters).

On October 18, 2001, US President George W. Bush signed the Vietnam-US Bilateral Trade Agreement. The Vietnamese National Assembly ratified the Agreement in November of the same year (Photo: Politico).

June 19-25, 2005, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai officially visited the United States (Photo: White House).

On May 31, 2006, the two sides signed an agreement on Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) (Photo: VCG).

On November 17-20, 2006, US President George W. Bush paid an official visit to Vietnam and attended the 2006 APEC Summit (Photo: White House).

June 18-23, 2007, President Nguyen Minh Triet officially visited the US (Photo: VNA).

June 23-26, 2008, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung officially visited the United States (Photo: White House).

On July 24-26, 2013, President Truong Tan Sang paid an official visit to the United States. On this occasion, the two sides announced the establishment of the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Partnership (Photo: AFP).

On July 6-10, 2015, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong officially visited the US, and the two countries issued a Joint Vision Statement on Vietnam-US relations (Photo: AFP).

On May 22-24, 2016, US President Barack Obama paid a state visit to Vietnam. On this occasion, President Obama announced that the US had completely lifted the embargo on the sale of lethal weapons to Vietnam (Photo: AP).

On May 29-31, 2017, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc officially visited the United States (Photo: AP).

On November 11-12, 2017, US President Donald J. Trump paid a state visit to Vietnam and attended the 2017 APEC Summit (Photo: Tien Tuan).

On February 27, 2019, General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong held talks with US President Donald Trump on the occasion of the US-North Korea Summit held in Vietnam (Photo: VCG)

On August 24-26, 2021, US Vice President Kamala Harris visited Vietnam (Photo: Tien Tuan).

From May 11-17, 2022, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the ASEAN-US Summit and paid a working visit to the US and the United Nations (Photo: VNA).

On September 10, 2023, Vietnam and the United States announced the establishment of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during the State visit to Vietnam by US President Joe Biden at the invitation of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (Photo: Manh Quan).

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