(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security, General Tran Dai Quang, began an official visit to the US on Monday as part of activities to celebrate the 20th anniversary of bilateral relations. At a reception in Washington on Monday, Scot Marciel, US State Department’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asia and the Pacific, described Minister Quang’s visit as a boost to the comprehensive partnership between the US and Vietnam and a good preparation for upcoming visits to the US by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other senior Vietnamese leaders.
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| Tran Dai Quang and Scot Marciel meet in Washington. (Photo: VNA) |
Quang told Marciel that Vietnam welcomed stronger cooperation between the US and the Asia-Pacific, including Vietnam, on the principle of respecting the UN Charter, international law, and each country’s political institution, independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
Quang also visited the Vietnamese Embassy in the US.