Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam and the US should sustain and strengthen their economic and trade links, as they are key to bilateral relations as a whole, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh said on Thursday. Minh, who is on an official two-day (April 20-21) visit to the US, was speaking during a meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Advisor of the US National Security Council Herbert Raymond McMaster in Washington DC. In his talks, the Deputy PM reaffirmed Việt Nam’s consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations, and international integration. Việt Nam and the US have great potential to strengthen co-operation, he said, suggesting the two sides expand links in education, training, science-technology, security-defence, and humanity, and in dealing with the consequences of war. Minh said Việt Nam was willing to work with the new US administration to reinforce and deepen the Comprehensive Partnership between two countries, based on respect for independence, sovereignty and political institutions of both nations. This would contribute to peace, stability, co-operation and development in the Asia Pacific region and the world, he said. US State Secretary Tillerson and Advisor McMaster highlighted the flourishing growth of Việt Nam-US ties in recent times, and expressed their belief that the relationship will become even stronger. The new US administration attaches importance to the Comprehensive Partnership with Việt Nam, they stressed, agreeing on the need to enhance exchange visits at all levels to foster bilateral…
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