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As reported by the VNA, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Council and Chairman of the Vietnam – US Friendship Association (VUFA) in HCM City Pham Thanh Kien said that the progress in people-to-people diplomacy between the two nations is a result of the efforts to foster and elevate the bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, toward the celebration of the 30-year diplomatic relations in 2025.

Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Council and Chairman of the Vietnam – US Friendship Association (VUFA) in HCM City Pham Thanh Kien. (Photo: VOV)

US President Joe Biden stated that the upgrade of the relationship between Vietnam and the US is only the first step toward the future of bilateral relations, Kien noted.

According to Kien, over the recent past, Vietnam and the US have actively implemented effective cooperative initiatives in education development, student exchanges, and environmental protection; carried out joint projects to build resilience for coastal mangrove ecosystems; strengthened partnerships in the Mekong Delta; and promote cooperation within the framework of The Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). These projects contribute to boosting cooperation between the two peoples and creating practical value for the future.

Kien took the occasion to thank US officials and the US Consulate General in HCM City for their contributions to deepening the relationship between the two countries, as well as their involvement in the people-to-people exchange activities, thus promoting the friendship between the two countries.

Delegates took a group photo. (Photo: VOV)

US Consul General Susan Burns expressed her delight at the broadening spectrum of cooperation between the United States and Vietnam since the elevation of bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. She underscored the tangible benefits that this enhanced partnership has brought to the citizens of both nations, citing areas such as trade, investment, law enforcement, healthcare, veteran exchanges, and education.

Burns acknowledged HUFO's significant contributions to deepening the bond of friendship between the two countries over the past three decades. She expressed confidence that 2025 would witness further strengthening of the diplomatic relationship, marked by commemorative activities and new initiatives in science and technology, education, workforce development, and people-to-people exchanges.

Rafik Mansour, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the US State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, commended HUFO and the citizens of Ho Chi Minh City for their active role in fostering people-to-people relations, which serve to solidify the bilateral relationship further.

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