President Barack Obama is looking forward to his visit to Vietnam, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in reply recently to the media about the upcoming visit by the top US leader on the sidelines of the 11th session of the 13th National Assembly.

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh responding to the press on the sidelines of the 11th session of the 13th NA

The trip is set to take place in late May and the visit schedule is under discussion and arranged through the diplomatic channel.

“In recent times, senior leaders of both nations have made high-level exchange visits. The forthcoming visit to Vietnam by President Barack Obama will be the first one in his second term of office", Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh said.

At the Nuclear Security Summit in April, President Obama told the Vietnamese diplomat that he is fully expecting a visit to Vietnam.

"Vietnam and the US need to deep the comprehensive partnership across a variety of fields such as politics, economics and culture and exert more efforts to address East Sea-related issues in order to maintain peace and stability. Vietnam is very interested in issues relating to the war aftermath, including Agent orange and humanitarian activities of both sides,” Minh noted.

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