Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets US President Donald Trump

On October 26, in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), on the occasion of attending the 47th ASEAN Summit and related conferences, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a brief meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the ASEAN - US Summit.

At the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh respectfully conveyed the invitation to US President Donald Trump to visit Vietnam from General Secretary To Lam and senior Vietnamese leaders. President Donald Trump happily accepted the invitation, saying he was very eager and would arrange time to visit Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and US President Donald Trump

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On the basis of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace, Cooperation and Sustainable Development between Vietnam and the United States , Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the US side to arrange a visit to the US by General Secretary To Lam. Regarding this issue, President Donald Trump asked the Vietnamese side to promptly inform the US side and expressed his hope that the Prime Minister would also visit the US at an appropriate time for both sides.

At the meeting, the two leaders agreed to promote the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development between Vietnam and the US to become increasingly deeper, more substantial and more effective, including the early signing of a reciprocal trade agreement between Vietnam and the US in a fair and equal direction, promoting US investment in Vietnam.

At the proposal of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, President Donald Trump responded positively and acknowledged the proposal to recognize Vietnam as a market economy, remove Vietnam from the D1 and D3 strategic export lists, and directed senior US officials such as the Secretary of the Treasury and Trade Representative present at the conference to promptly respond to these issues for Vietnam.

The Prime Minister said that Vietnam highly appreciates the role of US President Donald Trump in promoting the peaceful resolution of recent conflict hotspots around the world.

The meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN- US Summit between the two leaders, though short, demonstrated mutual understanding, respect, and agreement to continue to strongly, substantially, and effectively promote the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thu-tuong-pham-minh-chinh-gap-tong-thong-my-donald-trump-185251026181947137.htm