Bui Thanh Son, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, had a meeting with Deputy National Security Advisor Jonathan Finer in the U.S. on Wednesday, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The meeting took place during the visit of a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation led by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, who attended the United Nations Summit of the Future and the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, and held working sessions in the U.S. from Saturday last week through Wednesday this week.

At the meeting, both senior officials expressed their pleasure at the positive growth of the Vietnam-U.S. relations one year after the elevation of their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

Vietnam considers the U.S. as a strategically important partner and hopes that both countries will further promote their comprehensive strategic partnership in a deep, effective, and practical manner on the basis of respect for each other’s independence, sovereignty, and core principles of bilateral relations so as to bring benefits to the two peoples and contribute to peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and the world, Deputy PM Son emphasized. 

He suggested that both sides continue to increase high-level exchanges and delegations.

The top Vietnamese diplomat proposed that the U.S. National Security Council and relevant agencies of both nations collaborate closely to prepare for the 30th anniversary of the Vietnam-U.S. diplomatic relations in 2025.

He called for further cooperation in areas such as trade, investment, science, technology, and innovation within the new partnership framework.

Finer acknowledged the points raised by Son, reaffirming the U.S. government’s strong commitment to advancing the Vietnam-U.S. comprehensive strategic partnership and reiterating Washington's consistent support for a strong, independent, resilient, and prosperous Vietnam.

The deputy national security advisor added that the U.S. would continue to allocate resources to support Vietnam in war aftermath remediation, hi-tech cooperation, and high-quality human resource development.

Both sides also discussed international and regional issues of mutual concern, such as cooperation on the Mekong region and climate change response.

They agreed on the importance of maintaining peace, security, stability, and freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Vietnam Sea.

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