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PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc received US President Barack Obama
On May 23, at the Headquarters Office of the Government, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for visiting US President Barack Obama to Vietnam.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc received US President Barack Obama
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The two leaders hailed the practical progresses in bilateral relations since the comprehensive partnership was established in July 2013, particularly in economics, trade, investment, education, health, war consequence settlement, and people-to-people exchanges.
The government leader suggested the US help Vietnam successfully organise the 2017 APEC Summit, and create favourable conditions for the Vietnamese community in the country. President Obama emphasized the importance of boosting bilateral ties in education and training, climate change adaptation, economy, trade and science-technology.
For his part, President Obama stressed the importance of boosting bilateral ties in education and training, climate change adaptation, economy, trade and science-technology. He exchanged notes with the Vietnamese Government leader on the regional situation, including the East Sea issue, and non-traditional security challenges.
They discussed measures to bolster the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership, with the priority given to development cooperation. Both sides also compared notes on the regional situation, including the East Sea issue, as well as non-traditional security challenges which are affecting peace, stability and development cooperation in the region and the world.
They underscored the need to respect the UN Charter and international law in cooperation in dealing with regional issues. They agreed that disputes in the East Sea should be solved by peaceful measures on the basis of respecting international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC). It is essential to build a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC), ensure maritime and aviation security and safety, and not use force, they noted.
PM Phuc reaffirmed that the Government will soon submit the Trans-Pacific Partnerahip (TPP) to the National Assembly for ratification and asked President Obama to continue boosting the US Congress’s approval of the deal.
PM Phuc took the occasion to seek the US recognition for Viet Nam’s market economy status and call on the U.S. to open its market wider for Vietnamese goods, and increase its foreign investment to become the biggest investor in Viet Nam. The PM also asked the US to help Viet Nam successfully organize the 2017 APEC Summit, and create favorable conditions for the Vietnamese community in the country.
The two leaders spoke of their satisfaction with the practical progresses in bilateral relations since the comprehensive partnership was established in July 2013, particularly in the fields of economy, trade, investment, education, health, war consequence settlement, and people-to-people exchanges.
