The Vietnamese Government said on its news site yesterday that PM Phuc congratulated Trump on his win in the U.S. presidential election and affirmed that Vietnam attached importance to friendship and cooperation with America.

 

"President-elect Donald Trump spoke highly of the achievements Vietnam has made and the positive developments in bilateral ties," the Government said. "And (he) said he wanted to cooperate with Vietnam to boost bilateral ties."

 

The Government said the two sides also discussed ways to promote economic, trade and investment ties.

 

A Reuters report says, “In a statement, Trump’s transition team confirmed the conversation, saying the two men ‘discussed a range of shared interests and agreed to work together to continue strengthening the relationship between the two nations’.”