Hanoi, Jan. 12 -- State President Luong Cuong received US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper on January 12, congratulating the outgoing diplomat on a successful term marked by many positive outcomes and affirming the importance Vietnam attaches to bilateral relations.

Reviewing major milestones in Vietnam - US relations during Ambassador Knapper's time in Vietnam, the President highlighted the elevation of their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the highest level of cooperation in Vietnam's foreign policy. He highly valued the ambassador's active contributions to promoting effective, sustainable and deeper cooperation on the basis of respect for each other's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political syst...