Vietnam always considers the United States one of its top important partners.

General Secretary To Lam affirmed that Vietnam always considers the United States one of its top important partners and wishes to continue to strengthen extensive bilateral cooperation for the benefit of the people of the two countries.

On the afternoon of November 2, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, General Secretary To Lam received US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on the occasion of his official visit to Vietnam.

General Secretary To Lam welcomed Secretary Pete Hegseth’s visit as the two countries celebrate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. The visit is of special significance, reflecting the long journey the two countries have gone through to build the increasingly trustworthy, substantive and sustainable Vietnam-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership as it is today.

On this occasion, General Secretary To Lam conveyed his regards to President Donald Trump and invited the President and his wife to visit Vietnam soon.

General Secretary To Lam affirmed that Vietnam consistently pursues a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification, multilateralization, upholding international law, promoting multilateralism, for peace, friendship, cooperation and development. Vietnam always considers the United States one of its top important partners and wishes to continue to strengthen extensive bilateral cooperation in all fields for the benefit of the people of both countries.

General Secretary To Lam expressed his appreciation for President Donald Trump's efforts to promote peace and resolve conflicts in the world, and affirmed that Vietnam is ready to play an active and responsible role as a peace bridge to find solutions to regional and international issues.

The General Secretary highly appreciated the results of the talks between Minister Pete Hegseth and Vietnamese Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang, affirming that defense cooperation between the two countries has become one of the important pillars of bilateral relations.

The General Secretary hopes that the two sides will continue to promote substantive defense cooperation on the basis of respecting Vietnam's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, foreign and defense principles, contributing to enhancing strategic trust and ensuring peace and stability in the region.

General Secretary To Lam receives US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA)

General Secretary To Lam also asked the United States to continue supporting and strengthening cooperation with Vietnam in overcoming the consequences of war, including dioxin detoxification, mine clearance, support for people with disabilities, and searching for and identifying the remains of Vietnamese martyrs missing in action.

These cooperation activities, according to the General Secretary, not only have profound humanistic values ​​but are also an important foundation to help heal past wounds, strengthen goodwill and trust, and open up a future of long-term cooperation between the two countries.

Minister Pete Hegseth expressed his honor to visit Vietnam - a country with an increasingly important role in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Minister conveyed President Donald Trump's regards to General Secretary To Lam, and highly appreciated the General Secretary's role and leadership prestige in guiding the development of Vietnam-US relations in recent times.

On behalf of the United States Government, the Secretary expressed condolences for the recent flooding in the North Central provinces of Vietnam.

Secretary Pete Hegseth stressed that the United States values ​​the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Vietnam and supports a strong, independent, and prosperous Vietnam. The United States wishes to strengthen strategic cooperation at both bilateral and regional levels, especially in the areas of transnational crime prevention, maritime security, humanitarian assistance, officer training, UN peacekeeping, and natural disaster response.

He affirmed that the United States will continue to support Vietnam in improving its capacity, modernizing its defense industry, and expanding cooperation programs in training high-quality human resources.

The Minister also acknowledged the outstanding results of cooperation in overcoming the consequences of war, including the dioxin remediation projects at Bien Hoa and Da Nang airports, considering these vivid evidence of the reconciliation and cooperation process between the two countries.

He affirmed that the US Department of War will continue to closely coordinate with the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense to complete ongoing projects and expand cooperation to new areas suitable to the needs and capabilities of each side.

The two sides agreed that maintaining high-level delegation exchanges and regular dialogues between agencies of the two countries, especially between the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense and the US Department of War, is important in strengthening trust and deepening the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

At the end of the meeting, General Secretary To Lam suggested that the two sides continue to promote the spirit of cooperation on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, for the long-term interests of the people of the two countries.

The General Secretary expressed his belief that with the determination of the two countries' leaders, the Vietnam-US relationship will enter a "new era of substantive cooperation and sustainable development"./.

(TTXVN/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/viet-nam-luon-coi-hoa-ky-la-mot-trong-nhung-doi-tac-quan-trong-hang-dau-post1074487.vnp