Vietnam sees the United States as one of its important partners

The Vietnamese government has paid particular attention to strengthening cooperation with the United States and the partnership between Vietnamese communities and American states, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.Cooperation in trade and investment between the two countries has grown, bilateral trade exceeding $ 60 billion. Vietnam is seeking to balance bilateral trade, he said, adding that Nebraska had exported many goods to Vietnam, including beef, with an annual growth of 125 percent, the Vietnamese prime minister said.

He said Vietnam is still creating the best conditions for US and Nebraska products in particular to be sold in the domestic market. Vietnam wants to cooperate in agriculture, an asset of Nebraska.

The Prime Minister praised the cooperation between the agricultural universities of both countries, stressing that this was a good direction for the sustainable development of the sector and also for the supply of safe agricultural products to consumers.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hoped that Nebraska would serve as a bridge to connect Vietnam to the United States, as well as businesses from both sides, to strengthen bilateral relations.

He also expected the governor to help expand bilateral cooperation not only in agriculture, but also in other sectors such as banking, training, science and technology, health and defense. and security.

For his part, Governor John Pete Ricketts, said that the United States and the State of Nebraska in particular wanted to strengthen relations with Vietnam. He noted that Nebraska has a large number of Vietnamese residents.

Nebraska is strong in agriculture and bilateral cooperation in this area was discussed with Vietnamese ministries and sectors during its visit.

He proposed to both parties to work together to address the challenges and barriers to strengthening trade and investment linkages, while suggesting the organization of an investment promotion conference in Nebraska.