Seminar zeroes in on Vietnam-US relations
(VOV) - Forty years since the war ended, the US has become the largest purchaser of commodities from Vietnam while Vietnamese students comprise the eighth largest foreign student community in the US.
On December 18, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration held a workshop analysing these and other trends in Vietnam-US relations over the past four decades.
Those in attendance also held thought provoking discussions on prospects for future relations over the coming time.
Cooperation between Vietnam and the US has expanded and advanced across a variety of fields since the normalisation of their relationship in 1995, participants said.
They expressed conviction that both nations would further enhance trade links, especially when the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement comes into force. They also used the occasion to scrutinize advantages, challenges and opportunities for comprehensive cooperation in the time ahead.
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The US has been Vietnam’s largest export market since 2005, while Vietnam has ranked 20th among exporters to the North American nation. US investors have poured more than US$11 billion into 742 investment projects in Vietnam so far.
US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius in turn said since the establishment of the US-Vietnam comprehensive partnership in 2013, the two countries have seen significant advances in their ties.
He hoped that spirit would be maintained for the next two decades and beyond, elevating cultural and trade relations to new and greater heights for the benefit of the peoples of the two nations.