(VOVWORLD) -US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a visit to Vietnam on Friday at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (Photo: Reuters) This is Blinken's first visit to Vietnam since he became Secretary of State. The visit aims to promote Vietnam-US ties in the spirit of their Comprehensive Partnership and the 2015 Joint Vision Statement on Vietnam-US relations, and implement proposals made during a phone conversation between Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Joe Biden in March.

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