US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will visit Vietnam from July 8 to 9 at the invitation of Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry's Deputy Spokesperson Ngo Toan Thang during a regular press conference on July 5.

Deputy Spokesperson of Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ngo Toan Thang. Photo: Lan Huong

The visit takes place as the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership has grown in various areas. The economic-trade relationship continues its growing momentum with Vietnam-US bilateral trade in 2017 reaching US$51 billion while other cooperation areas have expanded, Thang stressed.

The US Secretary’s visit aims to promote the relation between the two nations, particularly in the fields of politics, foreign affairs, economy, trade, national defense, security and war aftermath settlement.

Vietnam is the first Southeast Asian country the US official will visit.