Congratulating Ambassador Jennifer Wicks on her new assignment in Viet Nam, Nguyen Thanh Nghi affirmed that Viet Nam always attaches importance to relations with the US and wishes to continue developing a stable, substantive and effective comprehensive strategic partnership on the basis of respect for each country’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, political system and legitimate interests.
He spoke highly of high-level meetings and exchanges between the two countries in recent times, which have helped consolidate trust and create momentum for bilateral cooperation.
Regarding economic, trade and investment cooperation, he described it as one of the key pillars of Viet Nam–US relations. Viet Nam wishes to promote balanced, sustainable and mutually beneficial bilateral trade, strengthen cooperation in investment, technology, energy and human resource development, and facilitate the expansion of cooperation and business activities by enterprises from both countries.
The two sides discussed several issues of mutual concern in economic and trade cooperation, including ongoing exchanges and negotiations on trade. Nguyen Thanh Nghi expressed his hope that relevant agencies of the two countries would continue close coordination and appropriately address emerging issues, with a view to establishing a stable, transparent and predictable trade and investment environment that harmonises the interests of both sides.
Congratulating Ambassador of the RoK to Viet Nam Lee Miyon on the start of her tenure in Viet Nam, Nguyen Thanh Nghi affirmed that Viet Nam always attaches importance to relations with the RoK, which it regards as one of its leading strategic partners in the region and the world. Viet Nam wishes to further strengthen its comprehensive strategic partnership in an increasingly substantive manner. He praised the ambassador’s experience from her second assignment in Viet Nam and expressed confidence that she would have a successful tenure.
In terms of trade, he proposed that the two sides focus on promoting balanced and sustainable trade and expanding opportunities for Vietnamese goods to access the RoK’s market, while strengthening cooperation in energy, green transition and sustainable development. The two countries should also step up cooperation in high-quality human resource training, particularly in science, technology, innovation and technology governance. He called on the RoK to promote joint training programmes involving research institutes and enterprises from both countries.
He also proposed that the Embassy of the RoK enhance information exchanges and share experience with the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Policy and Strategy in research, policy advisory work and policymaking, while helping connect suitable partners to enable Viet Nam to strengthen its economic self-reliance, labour productivity, human resource quality and investment attraction effectiveness.
He expressed confidence that Viet Nam–RoK relations would not only continue to grow in scale but also reach new heights in quality, making practical contributions to the development of both countries, and wished the ambassador a successful tenure in Viet Nam.
