What did the American newspaper write about the historic visit to the US of former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai?
Former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai's visit to the US in 2005 received high praise not only from domestic public opinion but also from American and international public opinion.
The historic handshake between Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and US President George W. Bush in 2005 at the White House. Photo: White House
In June 2005, former Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai made a historic visit to the United States to promote bilateral relations. The week-long visit by the former Prime Minister marked the 10th anniversary of the establishment of relations between the United States and Vietnam.
This is also the first official visit to the US by the head of the Vietnamese government after 30 years of the end of the war.
During this visit, former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai held talks with President George W. Bush at the White House. The two leaders overcame obstacles of cultural differences and war consequences to promote bilateral relations.
On this occasion, former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai sent an important message that: Vietnam - US relations are constantly developing in a spirit of looking towards the future.
Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation visit the White House. Photo: White House
Reporting on this event,CNNpublished an article with the title: "Vietnamese Prime Minister makes historic visit to Washington". The article opened with the sentence: "A generation ago there was a war. A decade ago, two former enemies established diplomatic relations. And now the Vietnamese Prime Minister is making his first visit to the White House".
NewspaperWashington PostComment: “Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai visited Microsoft founder Bill Gates' office in Redmond, Washington, visited the White House and held talks with President George W. Bush, then visited the Pentagon and held talks with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld on a mission to boost Vietnam's fast-growing economy and foster closer ties with the United States.”
US President George W. Bush sees off Prime Minister Phan Van Khai after a visit to the White House. Photo: White House
News agencySeattle TimesOn June 22, 2005, an article was also published with the title: "The historic visit of the Vietnamese Prime Minister helps open up trade".Seattle Timeswrote, with this visit, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai received a commitment from President Bush to promote economic and military relations between the two former enemies. On this occasion, President Bush also accepted an invitation to visit Vietnam on the occasion of Vietnam hosting the APEC Summit in 2006.
"Clearly, the Vietnam-US relationship is entering a new era," that is the newspaper's assessment.CSMonitercommenting on the historic visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai to the United States, the newspaper added: "Trade, technology and even military training are helping bring the two former enemies closer together."
Los Angeles TimesOn June 22, 2005, the US Department of State also commented that President George W. Bush's avoidance of thorny issues and his friendly and cordial attitude towards former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai partly showed the US government's desire to strengthen security and economic relations with Vietnam.
Former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai's visit to the US in 2005 is still considered one of the historic visits that contributed to improving all aspects of the relationship between Vietnam and the US.
