PM applauds USAID’s increased development budget for Vietnam
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh applauded the US Agency for International Development (USAID) for continuing to increase development budget for Vietnam while receiving USAID Administrator Samantha Power in Hanoi on March 10.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (right) receives USAID Administrator Samantha Power in Hanoi on March 10. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) ꦬ– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh applauded the US Agency for International Development (USAID) for continuing to increase development budget for Vietnam while receiving USAID Administrator Samantha Power in Hanoi on March 10.
PM Chinh affirmed that Vietnam is ready to continue promoting its comprehensivepartnership with the US in an effective and practical manner, based on the principlethat the US always supports a strong, independent, prosperous Vietnam andrespects each other's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity andpolitical regime, meeting the benefits of the people of the two countries and contributingto peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world. He conveyed regards of Party General Secretary NguyenPhu Trong, President Vo Van Thuong, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and himself tothe President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Speaker ofthe Senate of the US. The PM suggested USAID continue strengtheningits support for Vietnam to overcome war consequences, especially in decontaminating Agent Orange/dioxin, bombs and mines; step up cooperation in climate change, healthcare, education,high-quality human resource development, and help Fulbright UniversityVietnam become a regional training centre; and promote green anddigital transformation. He also proposed USAID prioritise its support to mitigate theimpacts of climate change in the Mekong Delta which is hardest hit by climatechange in Vietnam. Power, for her part, thanked the VietnameseGovernment, ministries and localities for their close cooperation with USAID toeffectively carry out the US-funded projects. She vowed to continue promoting cooperation with and provide support for Vietnam, especially in areas suggestedby the PM. Regarding response to climate change, the official said it isthe top priority of President Joe Biden's administration and also one of the areas thatUSAID is prioritising cooperation with Vietnam./.
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Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on March 9 had a working session with a delegation from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) led by its Administrator Samantha Power, during which the two sides discussed collaboration in climate change response and how to support people affected by the natural phenomenon.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son received visiting Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power in Hanoi on March 10.
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Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (right) receives USAID Administrator Samantha Power in Hanoi on March 10. (Photo: VNA) 
