General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong receives US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong received US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong welcomed Secretary of State Antony Blinken's first official visit to Vietnam as US Secretary of State, saying that the visit was meaningful as it took place on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Partnership. The General Secretary welcomed the results of the US Secretary of State's work in Vietnam, highly appreciated the strong and comprehensive development of the bilateral relationship, and affirmed that the important foundations for the development of bilateral relations are respect for each other's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institutions, for peace, stability and development in the region and the world.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong highly appreciated the good results of the successful phone call with US President Joe Biden on March 29, 2023, recalling that the two leaders had discussed major orientations in bilateral relations, especially high-level meetings and exchanges to enhance understanding, continue to expand cooperation in the fields of trade - investment, science - technology, education - training and other fields. The General Secretary said that the positive results in bilateral relations in recent times are the basis for continuing to elevate bilateral relations to new heights, for the benefit of the people of the two countries, for peace, stability and development in the region and the world.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed his honor and thanked the General Secretary for taking the time to receive him, conveyed President Joe Biden's regards to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and shared that the United States highly appreciated the success of the phone call between the two leaders. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also shared his assessment of the comprehensive and substantive development of the Vietnam - US Comprehensive Partnership in recent years, discussed the content of the meetings during his visit to Vietnam, and emphasized the United States' commitment to strengthening cooperation with Vietnam in various fields, especially trade - investment, science - technology, education - training, and climate change response. Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized the foundation and principles in the Vietnam - US relationship as stated by the General Secretary and affirmed during the phone call, reaffirming that the United States attaches importance to its relationship with Vietnam and wishes to bring the relationship to a new level.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong received US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

The US Secretary of State also stressed that the US supports ASEAN's central role and wishes to use ASEAN's mechanisms and frameworks to promote the resolution of issues of common concern to countries in the region. The General Secretary welcomed the US's support for the common concerns of Vietnam and ASEAN countries on regional and international issues.

On behalf of President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the invitation for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to visit the United States. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong once again thanked and requested relevant agencies to arrange an appropriate time and reiterated the invitation for President Joe Biden to visit Vietnam. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed that President Joe Biden looks forward to visiting Vietnam soon.

* On the same day, Head of the Central External Relations Commission Le Hoai Trung received and discussed with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is on an official visit to Vietnam. The two sides discussed directions and measures to promote the positive results in the bilateral relationship in recent times, implementing the results of the phone call between General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Joe Biden on March 29, 2023, as well as the results of the visit to Vietnam by the US Secretary of State.