(MOFA) - On 2nd July 2020, at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in response to media question about the 25th anniversary of the Viet Nam – US diplomatic relation celebration and the possibility of elevating the partnership of the two countries to Strategic Partnership, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said:

Viet Nam consistently implements  the foreign policy line of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralization of international relations. Viet Nam stays ready to be a friend and a reliable partner to all countries in the world.

After 25 years establishing the diplomatic relation, 6 years establishing and implementing the Comprehensive Partnership, Viet Nam – US relation has seen positive and substantial progresses in all fields and on both bilateral and multilateral dimensions, in the principle of  respect for each other’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institute. The two countries regularly maintain bilateral meetings, exchange of all- level delegations and dialogue mechanisms, to enhance development of relation in fields of economic – trade, overcoming war consequences, security – defense, science – technology, education – training, and cooperation on regional and global issues. In the coming times, both sides are determined to foster our bilateral relation with added depth and substance, as well as to contribute to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Viet Nam – US diplomatic relation, Viet Nam and the United States plan to organize many activities in both countries in 2020, namely exchanging all-level delegations,  organizing workshops, seminars on the bilateral relation, economic and trade cooperation. We will also organize meetings and contacts with Vietnamese communities in the US; exchange delegations between Viet Nam and the US provinces, and organize cultural – artistic activities etc.

The complicated development of the Covid-19 pandemic in all over the globe has affected implementation of a number of activities celebrating this anniversary. The two countries will organize anniversary events under other forms to go along with the current situation./.