The two countries have great potential for stronger development in the ahead, with new areas such as responding to the impacts of climate change and combating epidemics.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) hosts US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper
US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper was speaking this during a reception given by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi on April 25.
During the reception for the US diplomat who paid a courtesy visit marking the start of his working term in Vietnam, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong congratulated the guest on taking on a new important task in the nation, while stating that Vietnam has never had potential, position and international prestige like today, first of all, thanks to its proper internal and external policies.
Knapper expressed his pleasure and honor to return to work as the US Ambassador to Vietnam, while affirming his nation’s readiness to support a strong, independent and prosperous Vietnam and promote the two countries' relations on the basis of respecting each other's political institutions.
He said he will make every effort to contribute to propel US-Vietnam relations forward in the time to come.
The Party chief hailed the positive development of bilateral relations over the past time in the spirit of "putting aside the past, overcoming differences, promoting similarities, and looking towards the future".
He affirmed that Vietnam is pursuing the foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, cooperation and development, multilateralization and diversification of foreign relations, in which it continues to enhance the ties of cooperation and friendship between the two countries on the basis of mutual respect, for both nations’ interests, and for peace, friendship and cooperation in the region and the world as a whole.
Trong suggested Ambassador Knapper continue making positive contributions to the development of both countries' relations and achieving plenty of successes during his term of office in Vietnam.