US President George W. Bush met with visiting Vietnamese
President Nguyen Minh Triet in the White House on Friday and both
leaders vowed to strengthen ties and dialogue between the two
sides.
"I explained to the president we want to have good relations
with Vietnam. And we've got good economic relations. We signed a
trade and investment framework agreement. And I was impressed by
the growing Vietnamese economy," Bush said after his talks with
Triet.
Bush also thanked Triet for Vietnam's continued cooperation on
the issue of POWs and MIAs during the Vietnam War.
For his part, Triet said he is determined to increase dialogue
with the United States.
"Our approach is that we would increase our dialogue so that we
will have a better understanding of each other," Triet said.
Triet is the first Vietnamese president to visit the White House
since the Vietnam War. Bilateral trade and military ties have
improved greatly in recent years.
(Xinhua News Agency June 23, 2007)
