Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and US Secretary of State John Kerry held talks in Hanoi
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At the talks, Minh and Kerry also discussed regional and international problems of mutual concern, including promoting ASEAN’s centrality in regional issues and the role of the bloc’s partners to help ensure peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region.
Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Minh asked for both sides’ active coordination to effectively realise the high-level meetings’ outcomes and agreements. Deputy Prime Minister Minh urged the two sides to actively and effectively cooperate in implementing the outcome of the meeting between top leaders of the two countries and the agreements reached.
State Secretary Kerry rejoiced at the success of President Obama’s visit to Vietnam and considered this a testament to the great strides in bilateral ties over the last couple of decades since relations were normalised.
US Secretary of State wishes to thank the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ministries, sectors and localities of Vietnam has cooperated closely with the US side in the process of preparing and implementing the visit of President Obama.
