The outlet Vietnam Plus reported the information.
The Vietnamese minister expressed Hanoi's readiness to develop a strategic partnership with Washington.
"Vietnam considers the United States a strategic partner and supports the strengthening of U.S. cooperation with Southeast Asian countries, which will contribute to peace, stability, and development in the region and around the world," Bùi Thanh Sơn stated.
Assistant Secretary of State Kritenbrink reaffirmed the United States' commitment to supporting "a strong, independent, self-sufficient, and prosperous Vietnam."
This meeting followed Putin's departure from Hanoi airport on the evening of June 20, concluding his two-day state visit.
South Korea will decide how much arms to supply Ukraine based on Russia's position on its relations with North Korea.
On June 18, Russian leader Vladimir Putin visited North Korea for the first time in 24 years.
sacklunch2005 on June 23rd, 2024 at 20:24 UTC »
Wasn't there a Ho Chi Min quote a long the lines of "It's better to smell French shit for 10 years than Chinese shit for 100". I think that quote will illustrates Vietnamese foreign policy outlook to an extent.
humtum6767 on June 23rd, 2024 at 18:41 UTC »
Vietnam unlike Philippines is very good at foreign policy, first they didn’t back down when china pushed them in South China Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hai_Yang_Shi_You_981_standoff#:~:text=The%20Hai%20Yang%20Shi%20You,platform%20to%20waters%20near%20the Then they involved Russia in oil exploration knowing fully well China will not attack Russian rigs.
lllurker33 on June 23rd, 2024 at 18:00 UTC »
Is this news? Didn’t both countries upgrade their relation to a strategic partnership last year.