(Vietnam, 22nd) The Vietnamese side stated that U.S. President Trump, during a meeting with Vietnam's top leader Su Lin, pledged to remove Vietnam from the list of countries restricted from acquiring advanced American technology.
According to a summary of the meeting released by the Vietnamese government news website, and as reported by Reuters and Bloomberg, Trump made this statement on Friday (February 20) during a White House meeting with Su Lin. A day earlier, Su Lin attended the first Leaders' Meeting of the 'Peace Committee' held in Washington.
The summary released by the Vietnamese government's news website did not provide further details.
The statement said that Trump supports deepening bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the fields of economy and science & technology.
Prior to Trump's meeting with Su Lin, the U.S. and Vietnam had already announced a deal valued at over $30 billion (approximately RM117 billion). According to the agreement, Vietnam Airlines will purchase 90 aircraft from Boeing, an American company.
The summary released by the Vietnamese government's news website did not provide further details.
The statement said that Trump supports deepening bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the fields of economy and science & technology.
Prior to Trump's meeting with Su Lin, the U.S. and Vietnam had already announced a deal valued at over $30 billion (approximately RM117 billion). According to the agreement, Vietnam Airlines will purchase 90 aircraft from Boeing, an American company.