Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on 30 November sent congratulations to Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. on his election as President of the US.

US President- elect Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (Source: AP)

In their congratulatory messages, the Vietnamese leaders expressed their belief that on the basis of bilateral relations built over the last 25 years, the Viet Nam-US comprehensive partnership will continue developing in a result-oriented, effective, and sustainable manner, benefiting the two peoples as well as peace, security, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.

The same day, Vice State President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh also extended congratulations to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

On this occasion, the Vietnamese leaders invited the President-elect and Vice President-elect of the US to visit Viet Nam at an early date.

Source: VNA