Working content during Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc's visit to the United States

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to the United States aims to implement Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification, multilateralization, proactive and active international integration. The visit aims to promote and deepen relations with partners and major countries, including the United States.

The above information was emphasized by Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang at the regular press conference held this afternoon (May 25).

The spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that, at the invitation of the President of the United States of America Donald Trump, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will pay an official visit to the United States from May 29-31, 2017. Implementing Vietnam's foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification, multilateralization, proactive and active international integration. The visit aims to promote and deepen relations with partners and major countries, including the United States.

Spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang. Photo: Huu Nghi

“Vietnam consistently attaches importance to developing relations with the United States and is ready to cooperate with the administration of President Donald Trump on the basis of promoting the achieved results and further promoting bilateral relations in the direction of the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership in 2013, the joint vision statement during the visit to the United States by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in 2015 and the Vietnam-US joint statement during the visit to Vietnam by US President Barack Obama in 2016,” Ms. Le Thi Thu Hang informed.

According to the Spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during the visit, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will hold talks with President Donald Trump, meet with a number of US Congressmen and Ministers, attend a seminar and meet with US businesses, speak at the Heritage Foundation, and meet with the Vietnamese community in the United States.

Also during his time in the United States, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will visit New York City, meet with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and attend a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of Vietnam's accession to the United Nations.

Answer the question ofPV Dan TriRegarding the increasingly complicated militarization of the East Sea, will Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc's visit address this focus? Spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said: During this visit, the leaders of the two countries will discuss measures to promote the comprehensive Vietnam-US relationship in the coming time, especially in political, diplomatic, economic and trade issues, education, overcoming the consequences of war, regional and international issues of mutual concern, for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

Previously, in mid-April, President Donald Trump sent an official invitation to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to visit the United States.

In December 2016, as soon as Mr. Donald Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States of America, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a phone call to congratulate Mr. Donald Trump and affirmed that Vietnam values ​​the friendship and cooperation relationship with the United States.

President Donald Trump highly appreciated Vietnam's recent achievements and the positive developments in bilateral relations, and affirmed his wish to cooperate with Vietnam to promote the relationship.

The two leaders discussed directions and measures to promote economic, trade and investment relations between Vietnam and the US in the coming time.

According to Dan Tri