Vietnam - important bridge for ASEAN-US relations: expert
Vietnam is serving as an important bridge between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the US, said Director of Stimson's Southeast Asia programme Brian Eyler.
Washington, D.C., (VNA) – Vietnam isserving as an important bridge between the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN) and the US, said Director of Stimson's Southeast Asia programmeBrian Eyler.
He made the statement in a recent interviewgranted to the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondents in Washington, on theoccasion of the 25-year normalisation of bilateral relations.
According to Eyler, the relations between theVietnam and the US have witnessed a special change from former enemies topartners.
The two countries have closely worked together to heal the wounds of war,address issues relating to Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin and bombs and mines left bywar, and support people with disabilities.
These joint activities are an importantfoundation for the bilateral economic and trade ties as well as mutual defenceand security interests, he said.
He went on that Vietnam is a leading economicpartner of the US in the Asian-Pacific region.
In addition to cooperation in addressingpost-war aftermaths, Vietnam and the US should intensify coordination ineducation, health, and environment, he suggested.
He added that the US could learn from Vietnam inthe fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
He expressed his belief in a bright future for theVietnam-US relations./.
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Source: asean.usmission.gov 
