An interesting question about US President Trump was posed to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh while he was in Davos (Switzerland). In response, he affirmed that he was ready to do anything that was beneficial to the country and the people.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh shares at a special dialogue session at WEF Davos 2025 - Photo: DOAN BAC
On the afternoon of January 21 (Switzerland time, early morning of January 22 Vietnam time), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a special dialogue session dedicated to Vietnam within the framework of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos 2025.
Do something that is useful to the nation and the country.
According to the Government Electronic Information Portal, at the dialogue session, the Prime Minister received many questions from Ms. Gillian Tett, editor-in-chief of Financial Times magazine.
Responding to a question about how Vietnam can balance relations with both the US and China in the context of strategic competition, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that Vietnam is steadfast in its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization, diversification, and being a good friend, a reliable partner, and an active and responsible member of the international community, for the goal of peace, stability, cooperation, and development.
Regarding concerns related to Vietnam's trade surplus with the US, the Prime Minister said that Vietnam is always ready to listen, discuss and resolve issues of concern to partners.
The head of the Government said that Vietnam wants to promote its competitive advantages, increase imports and cooperate in areas where the US has strengths and Vietnam has needs such as aviation, high technology, etc. In addition, he hopes that the two countries will increase exchanges to understand each other better, in the spirit of "harmonious benefits and shared risks".
To express that spirit, the Prime Minister repeated President Ho Chi Minh's saying: "Nothing is difficult/ Only fear is not steadfast/ Digging mountains and filling seas/ With determination, it will be done".
Responding to the question of whether Vietnam has discussed with the government of US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that Vietnam has discussed with the US side. In particular, General Secretary To Lam has discussed directly with US President Trump, some contents can be announced but some contents are still under discussion.
Another interesting question related to President Donald Trump was also posed by Ms. Gillian Tett to the head of the Vietnamese Government. That is, whether he plans to go to President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate and play golf with the US leader.
In response, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed: "If playing golf brings national and ethnic benefits and benefits to the people, I am not afraid and I am ready."
Vietnam and the United States will celebrate 30 years of normalization of relations and 2 years of establishing a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership this year.
On January 21, on the occasion of US President Donald Trump's inauguration, General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent congratulatory letters. Previously, in November 2024, about 6 days after Mr. Trump won the election, General Secretary To Lam had a high-level phone call with him.
The dialogue session with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh was broadcast live on major WEF online platforms - Photo: DOAN BAC
Vietnam can become a model of development
In addition to answering questions from Ms. Gillian Tett, also at the dialogue on January 21, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh conveyed Vietnam's message and viewpoint on innovation.
In it, he stated that the smart era must go hand in hand with the development of intelligence and databases.
To prepare for this era, Vietnam has determined to develop artificial intelligence based on domestic databases, thereby promoting investment and mobilizing resources for infrastructure development. On this occasion, he also announced that Vietnam's national data center is expected to be completed by June 2025.
Regarding climate change and ensuring the dual goal of both economic development and environmental protection, the Prime Minister emphasized that Vietnam is committed to successfully achieving the goal of net zero emissions and has taken many specific steps.
In the energy sector alone, he pointed out that Vietnam has restarted the nuclear power project for which he is the head of the steering committee to ensure the country has a clean energy supply.
Closing the dialogue session, Ms. Gillian Tett shared the opinions of foreign investors about Vietnam and affirmed that with the goal of double-digit growth in the coming time, Vietnam will become a model of development in the world.
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