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I think it was a successful trip.

According to US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius, President Barack


Obama's recent historic visit to Vietnam was "a significant success."
Addressing hundreds of international experts and academics at the Center for Strategic and
International Studies in Washington, D.C. On Thursday, Ambassador Osius said President Obama was
deeply moved by the warm welcome from the Vietnamese people. He reviewed the highlights of the
President's visit, including the Joint Statement between Vietnam and the United States, which
showed that the bilateral relationship is rapidly expanding and deepening. result of the
comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.
Mr. Osius predicts that the US would only sign seven or eight collaborations with Vietnam during
the President's trip. The two countries have set up 20 agreements on issues such as economy in
general, maritime stability and security, and climate change adaptation, as well as dealing with the
consequences of wars. According to the ambassador, stop illegal wildlife trade and promote cross-
cultural exchanges. He claimed that a series of agreements had laid a firm foundation for the two
nations' relationship over the next 60 - 70 years.
According to the ambassador, the two countries have inked a number of commercial deals,
including the sale of 100 Boeing airplanes to Vietjet Air, which would assist the US generate 61,000
employment. He indicated that the US will support Vietnam in meeting its commitments under the
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the global free trade deal. Osius applauds Vietnam's involvement in
the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which will help to grow the country's economy and spur further
adjustments even while bringing vast potential for US businesses.
Other crucial components of Vietnam-US collaboration include education and individuals contacts.
The two countries share a strong relationship, as evidenced by Vietnam's approval of the Fulbright
Institution program – an autonomous, non-profit American-style university. One of the first profits in
Ho Chi Minh City was the influx of American volunteers to teach English and the increase of one-year
visas for US citizens. In terms of security cooperation, the Ambassador lauded US President Barack
Obama's decision to lift the embargo on military-grade weaponry against Vietnam as a watershed
moment in the relationship between the two countries.
He stated that the United States is committed to enhancing military cooperation with Vietnam,
particularly in the area of maritime security. He also lauded the two nations' commitment to climate
change adaptation, stating that during the President's visit, the two countries agreed to contribute to
solving changes in the environment.
He said that the US has volunteered to assist Vietnam in managing with the recent Mekong Delta
famine. Vietnam and the US are bringing out every effort to end certain components of the war,
including the hunt for soldiers who went missing during in the campaign. According to him, the US has
spent $92 million in Vietnam tidying up weapons and bombs over the last years.
Mr. Osius stated that the US would continue to assist Vietnam in the elimination of Agent
Orange/dioxin from city Nng and the Bien Ha airport in Ng Nai's southern region. The US will also
assist victims of Agent Orange/dioxin in the ten worst-affected areas. In order to obtain information
from experts on the East Sea matter, the Ambassador noted that the US calls on all relevant parties to
maintain international human rights law and avoid from using or threaten to use force in the Aegean
Sea. The US posture to Cam Ranh Bay, according to the source, does not include the construction of
military outposts in Vietnam.

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