(CPV) - At a working session with Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, General Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power said that USAID always prioritizes relations with Vietnam and affirmed that USAID will continue to make efforts to implement the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership framework and agreements of the two countries' senior leaders.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and General Director of the US Agency for International Development Samantha Power.
On the afternoon of March 25, in Washington DC, within the framework of the official visit to the United States and co-chairing the first Vietnam - United States Foreign Ministers' Dialogue, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son had a working session with Director General of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power at USAID headquarters.
Ms. Samantha Power welcomed Minister Bui Thanh Son to visit the United States and co-chair the first Vietnam-US Foreign Ministers' Dialogue. Happy to welcome Minister Bui Thanh Son to work at USAID headquarters, Ms. Samantha Power expressed her excitement at the achievements the two sides have achieved in implementing the Vietnam-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Ky. Ms. Power said that USAID always prioritizes relations with Vietnam and affirmed that USAID will continue to make efforts to implement the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership framework and agreements of the two countries' senior leaders.
Minister Bui Thanh Son expressed his pleasure to meet General Director Samantha Power again after her visit to Vietnam in March 3. Looking back at USAID's relationship with Vietnam in the fields of overcoming war consequences, supporting people with disabilities, education - training, health..., the Minister highly appreciated USAID's support for Vietnam. and believes that Vietnam will continue to be an effective partner of USAID.
Minister Bui Thanh Son asked USAID to continue dedicating resources to implementing detoxification projects at Bien Hoa airport, searching for missing Vietnamese soldiers, improving DNA assessment capacity, and supporting people with disabilities and victims. war..., and at the same time research new cooperation such as training high-quality human resources, responding to climate change, energy conversion, expanding Fulbright University to become a regional training center...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son worked with General Director of the US Agency for International Development Samantha Power.
Ms. Samantha Power shared about the operational status of USAID's projects in Vietnam, saying that USAID will continue to focus on cooperation in resolving the consequences of war, including dioxin detoxification at Bien Hoa airport, improving DNA assessment capacity for Vietnamese scientists to search and identify the remains of Vietnamese soldiers who died in the war, improving health and social services to improve the quality of life of Vietnamese soldiers. people with disabilities, supporting Vietnam to minimize the effects of climate change, sustainable development, human resource development, health infrastructure development, and response to epidemics...
The two sides agreed to continue to coordinate closely in approving and effectively implementing USAID projects in Vietnam, contributing to promoting the continued strong development of the Vietnam-US comprehensive strategic partnership. strong, in-depth and substantive in all fields./.
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