(Dan Tri) – Former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai’s visit to the US in 2005 received high praise not only from domestic opinion but also from American public opinion as well as international public opinion.
The historic handshake between Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and US President George W. Bush in 2005 at the White House.
In June 2005, former Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai made a historic visit to the US to promote bilateral relations.
This is also the first official visit to the US by the head of the Vietnamese government 30 years after the end of the war.
During this visit, former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai had a meeting with President George W. Bush at the White House.
On this occasion, former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai sent an important message that: Vietnam – US relations are constantly developing in the spirit of looking to the future.
Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation visited the White House.
Reporting on this event, CNN published an article with the title: `Vietnam’s Prime Minister makes a historic visit to Washington.`
The Washington Post commented: `Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai visited the office of Microsoft founder Bill Gates in Redmond, Washington, visited the White House and held talks with President George W. Bush, then visited the Pentagon.`
US President George W. Bush saw off Prime Minister Phan Van Khai after his visit to the White House.
The Seattle Times news agency on June 22, 2005 also published an article with the title: `Vietnam’s Prime Minister’s historic visit helps open trade`.
`Clearly, the Vietnam-US relationship is entering a new era`, that is the opinion of CSMoniter newspaper when commenting on the historic visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai to the US.
The Los Angeles Times on June 22, 2005 also commented that President George W. Bush avoided thorny issues and maintained a harmonious and cordial attitude with former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai.
Former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai’s visit to the US in 2005 is still considered one of the historic visits that contributed to improving all-round relations between Vietnam and the US.
Minh Phuong
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