The 14^th session of the annual dialogue on human rights between the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the US Department of State took place in Washington on November 11.

The Vietnamese delegation, led by Le Hoang Trung, Head of the Department of International Organisations under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, included representatives from the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Government Office, the Government Committee for Religious Affairs and the Vietnamese Embassy in the US.

The US side included Mr Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour and other officials from the US Department of State, the National Security Council, the US Department of Commerce, the US Department of Labour, the US Agency for International Development and the US Embassy in Hanoi.

At the meeting, the Vietnamese delegation reviewed Vietnam’s achievements in exercising democracy, ensuring human rights and its efforts to increase international cooperation in promoting human rights including the successful presentation of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

The Vietnamese side also pointed out incorrect information concerning the human rights situation in Vietnam contained in a recent resolution adopted by the US House of Representatives.

Both sides agreed that the dialogue achieved positive results and provided a good opportunity to share information and promote mutual understanding.