Posted on 04/07/2009 7:31:35 AM PDT by rabscuttle385
Vietnam wants to increase multifaceted cooperation with the US for peace, stability and development in the region and the rest of the world, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung while receiving Senator John McCain in Hanoi on April 7.
Mr Dung told his guest that the Vietnam-US relationship has developed well on the basis of positive friendship, mutual respect and multifaceted cooperation. He noted with satisfaction the effective investment and trade ties between the two countries, saying bilateral trade reached US$15 billion in 2008 and the US was one of Vietnam’s top 10 foreign investors.
He proposed that the US work closely with Vietnam to address climate change, combat crime and overcome the consequences of the past war, including searching for personnel missing in action, clearing unexploded landmines and assisting Agent Orange/dioxin victims.
He said that effective cooperation in education will help strengthen bilateral ties, given the fact that more than 10,000 Vietnamese students are studying in the US.
The Vietnamese government leader thanked the US for its effective assistance to Vietnam’s HIV/AIDS prevention campaign. He also appreciated McCain’s role in promoting cooperative ties between Vietnam and the US as well as in carrying out charity programmes in Vietnam, including free surgery for children with disabilities.
For his part, McCain congratulated Vietnam on its significant achievements in national construction and development and vowed to do his utmost to strengthen multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.
The same day, McCain was received by National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong, who said that the two legislative bodies should increase their cooperation to bring bilateral ties to new heights.
Mr Trong proposed that McCain play an active role in lobbying the US administration to recognise Vietnam’s economy market status soon and encouraging more US entrepreneurs to do business in the Southeast Asian nation.
He conveyed his regards and invitation to visit Vietnam to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
Senator McCain spoke highly of the Vietnamese legislative body’s renewal programme, especially live broadcasts of its question time, demonstrating democracy and transparency. He voiced his support for increasing economic and trade ties between the US and Vietnam.
McCain stopped over in Hanoi on April 6-7 during his week-long Asian tour. After Hanoi, he will fly to Tokyo and Beijing.
Press briefing
At a press briefing held in Hanoi the same day, McCain said that he was impressed by Vietnam’s achievements, as well as the rapid development of bilateral trade ties since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1995.
The US is Vietnam’s 10th biggest foreign investor and it wants to improve this position, said McCain. He expressed hopes that bilateral cooperation would be promoted in many other areas.
The US Senator said that the new administration of President Barrack Obama and Secretary Hillary Clinton plans to improve the cooperative ties with Vietnam. He suggested that the two countries cooperate closely in assisting dioxin victims and clean up the dioxin-contaminated areas. According to the Senator, the US has spent about US$46 million assisting Vietnamese dioxin victims and dealing with contaminated areas.
He also said that the US is committed to facilitating trade liberalisation despite the global economic crisis and that the US administration is working on a possible free trade agreement with Vietnam.
ping!
Why doesn’t he just go away.
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Yes. They want to murder and torture Americans and Vietnamese in the name of communism and then turn around and avail themselves of our capitalist economy.
Makes sense to me.
Everyone hates America but loves our money....
Some days I hope to wake up like Sam Tyler in 1973.
And why can’t he just shut up?
BETTER IT IS MCCAIN OVER THERE AND NOT THAT TRAITOR JOHN KERRY.
Oh,what a lovely pair...Grahamnesty and amnesty...
He’s like a bad penny.
McCain returning to his “controller” in Vietnam?
Just when I thought we were on the verge of winning....
Or 0.
Rather than nuking N Vietnam, Juan is over there to apologise for the expense of that bowl of rice he ate during his 6 years in captivity. Could have gone to a deserving peasant, after all. OH, Juan, you are such a stud!
I say give Viet Nam to the Chinese—I am sure they will treat them really nice being fellow Communists. The whole of Indo-China isn’t worth a hoot.
Manchurian McPain reports to his handler. Gramnesty follows with his nose to Mac’s a$$.
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