The Vietnamese Embassy in the United States held a ceremony to markthe 20th anniversary of the normalisation of trade ties betweenVietnam and the US on February 11.
On February 3, 1994, thenUS President Bill Clinton announced the lifting of a trade embargoagainst Vietnam, ushering in a new chapter of the Vietnam-USrelationship, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Cuong quotedPresident Truong Tan Sang in his recent letter to ex-President Clintonat the event.
The decision, which marks a historical milestoneand a turning point in the bilateral relations, has benefited both aswell as the peace and prosperity of Asia-Pacific, he stressed.
With the courage, belief, brainpower and vision of both sides, the twonations have seen further developments in their relationship with theestablishment of a bilateral comprehensive partnership in July 2013,Cuong highlighted.
Two-way trade hit 30 billion USD, a level130 times greater than in 1994. Both sides enjoy an annual trade growthof 20 percent.
Vietnam is now one of the 29 key partners of theUS, while the US is ranked 7th among foreign investors (with totaldirect investment of 11 billion USD) in the Southeast Asian nation.
On the occasion, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary ofState Hillary Clinton sent congratulatory messages and video clips,conveying their wishes for deeper and stronger development in theVietnam-US ties for the benefit and prosperity of the two peoples.
In her video clip, Hillary recalled Vietnamese people’s hospitalitywhen she accompanied her husband during the first ever visit of a USPresident to Vietnam in 2000.
She said when she returned toVietnam in 2010, she was surprised at the country’s socio-economicachievements, and expressed her belief that the bilateral ties will befurther tightened and expanded over the next two decades.
Recounting the difficult time that Vietnam and the US had undergone,Secretary of State John Kerry and Senator John McCain - twoex-servicemen in the American War - shared their ceaseless efforts incampaigning for the removal of the trade embargo against Vietnam, pavingthe way for mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation.
Kerrysaid he figured out during his visit to Vietnam last July that thecountry has great potential to develop ties with the US.
Meanwhile, Senator McCain said he was amazed at the fast-paceddevelopment of the Vietnam-US links over the past 20 years, with morethan 16,000 Vietnamese students pursuing higher education in the US.
Amid an atmosphere of solidarity, friendship and mutual understanding,the invited guests enjoyed Vietnamese traditional specialities andlooked at photos recording the historical moments in the history of thetwo countries over the past 20 years.-VNA
On February 3, 1994, thenUS President Bill Clinton announced the lifting of a trade embargoagainst Vietnam, ushering in a new chapter of the Vietnam-USrelationship, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Cuong quotedPresident Truong Tan Sang in his recent letter to ex-President Clintonat the event.
The decision, which marks a historical milestoneand a turning point in the bilateral relations, has benefited both aswell as the peace and prosperity of Asia-Pacific, he stressed.
With the courage, belief, brainpower and vision of both sides, the twonations have seen further developments in their relationship with theestablishment of a bilateral comprehensive partnership in July 2013,Cuong highlighted.
Two-way trade hit 30 billion USD, a level130 times greater than in 1994. Both sides enjoy an annual trade growthof 20 percent.
Vietnam is now one of the 29 key partners of theUS, while the US is ranked 7th among foreign investors (with totaldirect investment of 11 billion USD) in the Southeast Asian nation.
On the occasion, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary ofState Hillary Clinton sent congratulatory messages and video clips,conveying their wishes for deeper and stronger development in theVietnam-US ties for the benefit and prosperity of the two peoples.
In her video clip, Hillary recalled Vietnamese people’s hospitalitywhen she accompanied her husband during the first ever visit of a USPresident to Vietnam in 2000.
She said when she returned toVietnam in 2010, she was surprised at the country’s socio-economicachievements, and expressed her belief that the bilateral ties will befurther tightened and expanded over the next two decades.
Recounting the difficult time that Vietnam and the US had undergone,Secretary of State John Kerry and Senator John McCain - twoex-servicemen in the American War - shared their ceaseless efforts incampaigning for the removal of the trade embargo against Vietnam, pavingthe way for mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation.
Kerrysaid he figured out during his visit to Vietnam last July that thecountry has great potential to develop ties with the US.
Meanwhile, Senator McCain said he was amazed at the fast-paceddevelopment of the Vietnam-US links over the past 20 years, with morethan 16,000 Vietnamese students pursuing higher education in the US.
Amid an atmosphere of solidarity, friendship and mutual understanding,the invited guests enjoyed Vietnamese traditional specialities andlooked at photos recording the historical moments in the history of thetwo countries over the past 20 years.-VNA
