Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh speaks at the launching ceremony (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Washington, D.C., (VNA) – Aparliamentary group supporting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forumwas established at the US House of Representatives on October 3.
As Vietnam is the host of APEC Year 2017, VietnameseAmbassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh thanked members of the US Congress, theNational Centre for APEC and the business community for the idea, which he saidaffirms the US Congress’s support for APEC and US-Asia relations.
Over the past two decades, APEC has become animportant forum to promote regional economic development and cooperation,bringing huge benefits for member economies, including the US, Vinh said.
The Ambassador said the Vietnam-US rapport wasdeepened by the visit to the US by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in May. Theupcoming visit to Vietnam by President Donald Trump in November is expected toelevate bilateral relations to a new height, he added.
As the host of APEC 2017, Vietnam has beenworking with other member economies to boost APEC’s development.
The country has so far held more than 200related meetings and reaped significant outcomes, Vinh noted.
Vietnam will exert more efforts to ensure thesuccess of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week to be held in the central city of DaNang in November, he said.
US congressmen said the Asia-Pacific regionplays a significant role in the US economy and security.
They said the establishment of the for-APECparliamentary group is an important endeavour of the US Congress to influenceUS policies, reinforce the country’s position, and promote economic-tradecooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.-VNA
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Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh speaks at the launching ceremony (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
