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Vietnamese and United States officials are markingthe 20th anniversary of the normalization ofdiplomatic ties between the two countries. Vietnamis holding a series of anniversary events in the capitalcity of Hanoi.
At one event Friday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the improvement in relations tooktime and "didn't come easy for either side. It took us 20 more years to move from healing tobuilding," he added. "Think of what we can accomplish in the 20 years to come."
Relations between the United States and Vietnam were cut 40 years ago as the Vietnam Warcame to an end. In recent years, the two sides have formed strong economic ties. Last year,two-way trade topped $36 billion.
Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh spoke at a civil society meeting Friday. TheVietnamese official said he believed relations between the two countries would be raised to aneven higher level.
Vietnam's human rights record noted
The U.S. government continues to voice concerns about Vietnam's human rights record. TheState Department's latest human rights report is critical of Vietnam in a number of areas,including "severe restrictions on citizens' political rights" and police attacks. It also criticizes thecountry for arresting or detaining too many people for no apparent reason.
Secretary of State Kerry spoke about human rights during his visit.
"Now is there still room for improvement going forward? Yes, profoundly so. Yes, there is. Andwe will continue to urge Vietnam to reform certain laws that may have been used to arrest orconvict somebody for expressing a peaceful point of view. That's something that we obviouslybelieve should not occur."
He added that, "Progress on human rights and the rule of law will provide the foundation for adeeper and more sustainable partnership between the United States and Vietnam."
"The more we have in common, the easier it will be to convince our people to deepen ourbonds and make sacrifices on each other's behalf," he said.
Trans-Pacific Partnership
Both the U.S. and Vietnam are now part of negotiations for a major 12-nation trade deal knownas the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Greg Poling studies Asia for the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He said, "Vietnam by far stands to benefit the most from the TPP." He said the deal would not onlyincrease Vietnamese exports to the United States, but also to Canada and Japan.
During his trip, Mr. Kerry is also meeting with Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary,Nguyen Phu Trong.
Last month, Mr. Trong visited President Barack Obama at the White House. "There has been abad, difficult chapter our history," said Mr. Trong during a joint appearance with Mr. Obama. "But we have been able to rise above the past to overcome differences, to promote ourshared interests and look towards the future," he added.
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发表于 2016-7-28 21:09:28