General Secretary To Lam encouraged former US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt M. Campbell to continue serving as a trusted bridge between Vietnam and the US, as well as with the business community and international partners…

Party General Secretary To Lam received former US Deputy
Secretary of State Kurt M. Campbell  on
February 20 afternoon (local time) as part of his trip to Washington D.C. to
attend the inaugural meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace.

At the meeting, General Secretary Lam shared Vietnam’s major
orientations in its new development phase, highlighting the vision and
strategic goals set forth at the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party
of Vietnam. He underscored priorities, including institutional reform, growth
acceleration, science and technology development, innovation, digital economy
and green economy advancement, and deeper, more substantive and effective
international integration.

He commended Campbell’s important role and positive
contributions to advancing Vietnam–US relations over the years. He reaffirmed
Vietnam’s consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace,
friendship, cooperation and development, as well as its proactive and
responsible engagement in addressing regional and global issues.

The General Secretary encouraged Campbell to continue
serving as a trusted bridge between Vietnam and the US, as well as with the
business community and international partners, thereby promoting policy
dialogue, providing strategic analysis of global economic, technological and
policy trends, and strengthening connectivity between US enterprises and
strategic investors with Vietnamese ministries, agencies and localities,
particularly in high technology, finance, digital infrastructure and clean
energy. He also urged efforts to encourage US companies to expand cooperation
and investment in Vietnam in tandem with improving governance standards and
market transparency, and to provide timely, constructive feedback from the
business community at early stages of policymaking to enhance feasibility and
effectiveness in public–private cooperation.

Emphasising that investors’ success is Vietnam’s success,
the Party chief reaffirmed the country’s commitment to further improving the
investment climate, maintaining socio-political stability, enhancing
institutional quality, and creating the most possible favourable conditions for
international businesses to develop in a long-term, efficient and sustainable
manner. Vietnam wishes for deeper cooperation with the global business
community, sharing both responsibilities and benefits in sustainable
development, he noted.

For his part, Mr. Campbell congratulated Vietnam on the
successful 14th National Party Congress, and General Secretary Lam on his
re-election as General Secretary of the 14th Party Central Committee. He spoke
highly of the Party chief’s trip to the US, saying that both the trip and
Vietnam’s participation in the Gaza Board of Peace demonstrate the country’s
proactive, responsible and substantive contributions to peace, stability and
international cooperation.

Mr. Campbell expressed his strong impressions of
Vietnam’s development vision and strategic orientations outlined at the 14th
National Party Congress, describing them as a solid foundation for the country
to continue maintaining stability and rapid, sustainable growth. He noted that
US businesses and partners highly value Vietnam’s investment environment,
viewing the country as a strategic destination in global supply chains and
innovation networks, and affirm their readiness to continue supporting
economic, investment and business connectivity between the two nations. – (VNA)

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