Economic diplomacy should maintain and create more economic cooperation frameworks, including investment and trade agreements, between Vietnam and the US, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung has said.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong held high-level phone talks with US President Joe Biden on March 29 night (Vietnam time).

Whether any country, including Vietnam, will officially accede to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity unveiled by US President Joe Biden earlier this week, depends on the outcomes of the discussions,Ministry of Foreign Afairs' spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on May 26.

The discussion of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) should aim at a framework that brings practical benefits to the people, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the launch ceremony of the IPEF on May 23.