Washington D.C (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh’s speech at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS),delivered during his trip to the US, has drawn attention from USpoliticians and scholars who hailed the message that the Vietnamese leader spread inthe remarks.

The speech, themed “Sincerity, trust and responsibility fora better world,” focused on how Vietnam sees the world today, the role of sincerity, trust and responsibility in a turbulentworld, and what the country needs to do in order to demonstrate sincerity, and bolstertrust and responsibility, for a better world.

It underlined Vietnam’s willingness to cooperate with theinternational community to deal with issues that all countries, small or large,rich or poor, have to settle together, while affirming in a world full ofturbulence, strategic competition and a great many choices, Vietnam picks noside. “Instead it chooses justice, fairness and goodness, based on theprinciples of international law and the UN Charter. It chooses equality, sharedbenefits for all, and win-win for all”.

Gregory B. Poling, Director of the CSIS’s Southeast AsiaProgramme and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, said that the Vietnamese PM’sspeech conveyed important and comprehensive messages, and Vietnam's commitmentsto global issues. The Vietnamese leader spread a strong message that betweennegotiation and confrontation, Vietnam chooses negotiation, not war, andVietnam chooses cooperation and healthy competition, he added.

Although being a developing country, Vietnam has shown responsibility and high determination in responding to climate change and implementing the commitment to net-zero emission by 2050 that the country gave at 26thUnited Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), said Poling.

Virginia B. Foote, President of the Board of the US International Centre, heldthat PM Chinh’s speech is significant to the US, saying it reflects the path ofthe Vietnam-US cooperation. The PM touched upon a host of major issues likeclimate change, digital transformation and economic cooperation inAsia-Pacific, said Foote, who is also co-founder of the US-Vietnam TradeCouncil (USVTC) and President and CEO of Bay Global Strategies. It is awonderful speech for the Vietnam-US relations in the future, she emphasised.

Foote expressedher impression on PM Chinh’s remarks on Vietnam's development goals in thecoming time, and the strong bilateral economic cooperation between the twocountries.

Through the remarks of the Vietnamese Government leader, people will realisethat Vietnam is a friendly nation and an attractive destination for foreigninvestors, not just US businesses, she said.

Ha Phuong, SeniorDirector of BowerGroupAsia - a policy and strategy consulting firm, highlightedVietnam's position in the eyes of US politicians and scholars during PM Chinh’strip to the US.

Vietnam's role in the region is growing stronger, and being highly valued byits partners, Phuong told the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondents in the US.

The Vietnamese delegation made significant contributions to the ASEAN-US Special Summit, in terms of both discussion and document building.

PM Chinh attended and delivered speeches in all activities within the summit, expressing his views on orientations for the ASEAN-US relations. His statements conveyed a message of a sincere and responsible Vietnam in international cooperation, and a reliable friend and partner of the US and other multilateral partners./.