Party Committee Secretary Nghi visits US

Secretary of the Ha Noi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi meets President pro tempore of the Senate Patrick Leahy

In Washington DC , Secretary Nghi had meeting with Senior Advisor of Foreign Minister John Kerry, Mr. Thomas Shannon; Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken charge of foreign affairs; Permanent Chairman Patrick Leahy and Senate Senator John McCain .

Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee also had discussions with Mr. Kenneth Wollack , President of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and Mr. Mark Green, President of the International Republican Institute (IRI).

On behalf of Secretary of State John Kerry , US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has welcomed transfered of greetings and exchanged with Secretary of Ha Noi Party Committee Secretary Pham Quang Nghi.

In meetings with US officials, Secretary of the Ha Noi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi has informed about the situation in Viet Nam, foreign policy for independence, self-localizing, diversification of Viet Nam; affirmed that Party and State of Viet Nam values and constantly promotes cooperative relations with the United States in the framework of a comprehensive partnership in the spirit of the Joint Declaration in July 2013 between President Truong Tan Sang and President Barack Obama .

Mr. Pham Quang Nghi stressed the determination of the two countries in closing past, opening future; emphasized significance and importance of strengthening high-level exchange of visits, especially in 2015 – the 20th anniversary of the normalization in bilateral relations; appreciated achievements in the implementation of the Joint Declaration in the last year; stressed the two sides should actively together to develop specific measures to promote bilateral relations towards more substantive and more efficient, especially in the fields of economy, trade and investment.

Secretary of the Ha Noi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi met interim Senate Chairman Patrick Leahy in the US Congress

Mr. Nghi proposed the US to facilitate further market for Vietnamese goods, limit the trade barriers and encourage American businesses to invest in Viet Nam; early recognized market economy status of Viet Nam; strengthen cooperation in the fields of education and training; support Viet Nam to solve the aftermath of war, including environmental cleanup, supporting victims of Agent Orange, searching of the two sides’ missing soldiers, demining.

Mr. Pham Quang Nghi affirmed that Viet Nam welcomes US to enhance cooperation with the Asia-Pacific region for peace, stability and prosperity of the region.

Secretary of the Ha Noi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi welcomed parliamentarians’ contribution to the development of Vietnam-US relations; strengthening dialogue mechanisms between the Vietnamese National

Assembly and the US Congress to encourage relationships between localities of the two countries.

Secretary of the Ha Noi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi openly exchanged around concerns of US members about the situation of democracy and human rights in Viet Nam.

In a meeting with the Chairman of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI), Secretary of Ha Noi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi highlighted the significance of the Comprehensive Partnership between the two countries in accordance with enshrined Viet Nam-America, in which the two countries pledged to respect the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institutions of each other and encourage dialogue and exchange among Party agencies of the two countries.

In this regard, he welcomed the initial steps to explore, investigate the possibility of exchange between the Communist Party of Viet Nam with the main parties involved in the US in the near future.

Leaders of the US State Department expressed esteem and mental delighted to welcome Secretary of Ha Noi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi in the first visit, emphasizing that they always appreciate Viet Nam’s role in joining to resolve regional and international issues as well as in Viet Nam-US relations; appreciate the substantial progress achieved and powerful development opportunity in the near future.

As a country with rights and responsibilities, the United States continues to respect Asia-Pacific region in overall strategy of the United States, click the determination in the negotiation process in order to complete Association of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in 2014 and affirmed US support for Viet Nam to enhance technical capacity and flexibility in implementation roadmap commitments.

The US Senate leaders expressed intimate feelings with the country and people of Viet Nam, said that the US respects leading role of Viet Nam in land area issues, Congress continues to support governments to promote stronger relations with Viet Nam.

During these meetings, the United States expressed concern about the recent tensions in the East Sea, especially China’s drill platform of Haiyang Shiyou -981 in the exclusive economic zone and Viet Nam’s continental shelf; the US affirms interest and has an interest in maintaining peace and stability in the region, including freedom and safety, maritime security in the East Sea; appreciates the peaceful struggling measures that Viet Nam has done recently, contributing to maintain an environment of peace and stability; prevents the risk of tension, confrontation and conflict.

Under the program, on July 23 Vietnamese delegation has departed from Washington DC and continued to visit and work in New York City.- Hanoitimes