National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ speaks at the session. —VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ had an online working session with a high-ranking business delegation from the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) on Thursday at the request of the council’s President & CEO Ted Osius.

The Vietnamese top legislator highly valued the great contributions by Osius, who is also the former US Ambassador to Việt Nam, and other US officials to the Việt Nam-US relations over the years, and the contributions of the US business community and the USABC to economic development in Việt Nam as well as the comprehensive partnership between Việt Nam and the US.

He affirmed that Việt Nam always attaches importance to the ties with the US and hoped to promote the Việt Nam-US comprehensive partnership. He said practical outcomes have been seen in action plans that the Vietnamese Government has made to boost bilateral economic, trade and investment cooperation between the two countries.

Huệ thanked the US Government, people and businesses for the valuable support given to Việt Nam in COVID-19 prevention and control, especially through vaccine provision, helping the country control the pandemic soon and gradually resume production and economic development.

Huệ also lauded US pharmaceutical firms such as Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson for supplying vaccines for Việt Nam, especially during the fourth wave of COVID-19 in the country with the dangerous Delta variant.

He expressed his hope that participants will discuss issues of shared concern of Việt Nam and the USABC as well as specific matters of US investors' concern.

For his part, Ted Osius hailed Việt Nam’s efforts ensuring that all people and businesses can adapt to the new situation and improve COVID-19 approaches. He underlined the USABC’s hope to cooperate with the Vietnamese Government in maintaining production, creating jobs and promoting economic development.

The US business community commits to supporting the dual targets of Việt Nam in controlling the pandemic and boosting economic development at the same time, as well as the country’s adaption to the 'new normal'. —VNS