Vietnam, US conduct first ever strategic dialogue
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and the US conducted their first ever strategic dialogue addressing political, security, defence and humanitarian cooperation issues, in Hanoi on October 6.
The dialogue was aimed at fostering mutual understanding on related issues and contributing to cultivating bilateral ties between Vietnam and the US in the interests of their respective citizens and for peace, cooperation and development in the Asia-Pacific region.
The two sides discussed a number of issues related to bilateral ties as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern at the event as part of an agreement signed by high-ranking officials of the two countries during Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to the US in June 2008.
The Vietnamese delegation to the event was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh while that of the US was headed by Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Mark Kimmitt.
The two sides discussed a number of issues related to bilateral ties as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern at the event as part of an agreement signed by high-ranking officials of the two countries during Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to the US in June 2008.
The Vietnamese delegation to the event was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh while that of the US was headed by Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Mark Kimmitt.
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