Prime Minister meets leaders of US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
The establishment of the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development will open up a new period for the enhancement of bilateral relations across spheres, including cooperation between the two legislative bodies, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a meeting with leaders of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in Washington D.C. on September 19.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (third, left) and US senators. (Photo: VNA)
Washington D.C. (VNA) – Theestablishment of the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace,cooperation and sustainable development will open up a new period for the enhancementof bilateral relations across spheres, including cooperation between the two legislative bodies,Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a meeting with leaders of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in Washington D.C. on September 19.
During the meeting, part of histrip to the US for the high-level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly and bilateral activities, Chinh affirmed that Vietnam considers the US a partner of strategicimportance.
He used the occasion to thank the US Senate ingeneral and its Foreign Relations Committee in particular for their support forpromoting the Vietnam-US relations over the past time, including the settlementof war consequences.
The support and cooperation of the two countries’legislatures plays a crucial role in concretising new collaboration frameworksand areas of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the time ahead, theleader stressed.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Senator Bob Menendez , Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. (Photo: VNA)
Chinh called on the committee to further supportjoint efforts in fostering cooperation in economy-trade-investment, and otherfields like science-technology, innovation, semiconductor industry, energytransition, and climate change response, while stepping up assistance toVietnam in war consequence settlement.
For his part, Chairman of the committee Senator Bob Menendez and other committee members noted with pleasure the establishment of the ComprehensiveStrategic Partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development on theoccasion of the recent visit to Vietnam by President Joe Biden, saying it isexpected to bring about tangible benefits to people of both nations.
Praising socio-economic achievements Vietnam hasrecorded over the past time, they said the country has played an increasinglyimportant role with significant voice in the region.
The senators agreed with the Vietnamese PM that the two countries should continue to enhance cooperation in such key areas as economy-trade, high-tech, education-training,human resources development, climate change response, war legacy settlement andpeople-to-people exchange.
The two sides also exchanged viewson regional and international issues of shared concern, and agreed on the needto promote the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEA)’s centrality, andstrengthen the ASEAN-US comprehensive strategic partnership as well as theMekong-US relationship./.
A delegation from the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education led by its standing deputy head Lai Xuan Mon paid a working trip to the US from September 14-17.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for a delegation of politicians from cities in San Francisco Bay Area of California state, led by Sheng Thao, Mayor of Oakland city, on September 18 afternoon (local time) as part of his trip to the US to attend the high-level week of the 78th United Nations General Assembly, and bilateral activities in the country.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage visited Silicon Valley and major technology companies of the US and the world there on September 18 afternoon (local time).
Ha expressed his hope that cooperation in science and technology, agriculture, and natural resources would emerge as new focal points and engines of growth in Vietnam–China relations.
Giang said he believes that building on the solid foundation nurtured over the past half-century and the strong determination of both nations, the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will continue to grow in a more robust, comprehensive, and extensive manner, thus bringing more practical benefits to the two nations' people.
Highlighting the transformative potential of the draft law in revitalising Vietnam’s railway industry, Hoang Van Cuong, a deputy of Hanoi, expressed his support for Article 39, which empowers the Prime Minister to issue a list of railway-related goods and services to be assigned or ordered from domestic enterprises for production.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, Hoan, formerly Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, is under investigation for allegedly taking bribes in connection with a case involving the Hoang Long Construction and Manpower Supply JSC and related units.
Chairing a national conference on the organisation of the examination on June 18, the PM highlighted the historical significance of the examination, as the restructuring of provincial-level administrative units is underway and the two-tier local administration model is set to officially begin operations on July 1.
Right on the same day, the ministry issued its highest-level travel warning, urging Vietnamese citizens not to travel to Israel or Iran, and advised those already in these countries to swiftly consider evacuation or relocation plans.
From the struggles against colonialists and imperialists to the period of Doi moi (renewal) and international integration, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has always played a pioneering role on the ideological and cultural front, he said.
The Party leader's working session with the standing boards of the Party Committees of HCM City, Ba Ria – Vung Tau and Binh Duong, the VNA General Director's remarks on the occasion of the 19th OANA General Assembly, the launch of new NIC - Google initiatives aimed at bolstering AI entrepreneurship and digital literacy in Vietnam are among news highlights June 18.
Vietnam and Indonesia reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in combating terrorism as it remains a threat to peace, security, and stability across their respective nations, the broader region, and the international community.
The Vietnamese representative also emphasised the shared responsibility of relevant parties to build trust, enhance cooperation, and jointly manage the risks of conflict, thus safeguarding long-term peace and stability in the East Sea.
The National Assembly on June 18 passed the law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, with 408 out of 420 participating deputies voting in favour, accounting for 85.36% of the total.
The Party leader asked the new HCM City to embrace a multi-centre and integrated urban ecosystem where each development pole functions as a link complementary to and intelligently connected with each other in a harmonious whole.
The resolutions issued by the PM as well as ministries and ministry-level agencies reassign responsibility for 346 administrative procedures - 18 from district to provincial levels, 278 to commune level, and 50 eliminated.
Legislators are due to pass several amended laws, including the Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy, and the Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality.
Vietnamese localities' readiness to implement the two-tier local administration model, the evacuation of 18 Vietnamese citizens from Iran, Petrovietnam's 11th ranking in the 2025 Fortune Southeast Asia 500 are among news highlights on June 17 evening.
The General Secretary underlined the resolve to achieve a growth rate of at least 8% in 2025, laying the groundwork for double-digit growth in the following period. He noted that these are mandatory targets, with no alternative path to success.
Restructuring and improving the quality of officials, civil servants, and public employees is no longer a choice, but an urgent requirement to transition from administrative management to governance in service of the people.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has advised Vietnamese people living there to proactively prepare and seek ways to leave the country via land border crossings, especially toward Jordan or Egypt, when security and safety conditions allow.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (third, left) and US senators. (Photo: VNA) 
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Senator Bob Menendez , Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. (Photo: VNA) 
