Washington DC (VNA) – A senior official of the Communist Party ofVietnam (CPV) has reiterated Vietnam’s consistent policy of treasuring the friendlyand cooperative ties with the US based on the framework for bilateral relationsset up by the two sides in recent years.

Truong Thi Mai, head of the CPV CentralCommittee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation, made the affirmation whilemeeting with Congressman Ted Yoho, who is also Chairman of the Asia and the PacificSubcommittee under the Foreign Affairs Committee in the US House ofRepresentatives, in Washington DC on November 30.

She said that both sides should increase trust building work to allow bilateralties to develop in a stable, practical and sustainable manner, for theinterests of the two peoples.

Expressing his delight over the sound development of the bilateral relations,Yoho said that the US stands ready to bolster comprehensive collaboration withVietnam, and it will continue to join hands with the Southeast Asian country toremove bottlenecks in the ties.

The US attaches importance to Vietnam’s position and role in the ASEAN and considersthe country an important partner of the US in the region, he added.

During her stay in the US from November 29 to December 1, Mai and her entouragehad meetings with the Deputy Assistant to the President, the White HouseCommunications Director and officials from the US Department of State andDepartment of Labour. She also joined a round-table discussion about genderequality, women in politics, and the Vietnam-US relations with several USresearchers, and had talks with the President of the Communist Party USA.

At the meetings, both sides talked in-depth about measures to enhance thebilateral relations, stressing that the two nations should continue exchangesat all levels, including through the party channel, while promoting existingcooperation mechanisms. Collaboration should focus on the fields of theirinterests, including labour relations and law amendment, while continuing toboost trade and investment as the foundation and driving force for bilateralties.

The two sides also agreed to continue priotising joint efforts to address warconsequences and humanitarian assistance.

They noted that the two sides should enhance cooperationat regional and multilateral mechanisms and forums.

The CPV official also urged the US to recognise Vietnam’s market economy.

Regarding regional and global issues, the two sides agreed that disputes in theEast Sea must be settled by peaceful means in accordance with internationallaws, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea(UNCLOS), and peace and freedom of aviation and navigation in the waters must beensured.

The US appreciated Vietnam’s cooperation in implementing the United Nations’resolutions in the past time as well as the country’s efforts to reduceconflicts and advocate denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula.-VNA