Several experts from the Czech Republic have shared their view that the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, slated for February 27-28, will help raise Vietnam’s position in the international arena, especially in the eyes of global powers.
Prague (VNA) – Several experts from the Czech Republic have shared their view thatthe DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, slated for February 27-28, will help raiseVietnam’s position in the international arena, especially in the eyes of globalpowers.
The event is also expected to contribute to maintaining security inAsia-Pacific, particularly Northeast Asia, they said.
Dr. Takashi Hosoda, an expert on Asia-Pacific security and a lecturer at theCharles University of the Czech Republic, told the Vietnam News Agency that theselection of Hanoi as the venue of the summit is significant for Vietnam.
This reflects Vietnam’s enhanced position in the international arena, whilehelping spur local tourism, he said.
The event manifests the US’s confidence in Vietnam and is an opportunity toenhance relations between the two countries, the expert said.
Hosoda showed his optimism about outcomes of the meeting which, he said, willcreate momentum to push for the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.
Jan Hornat, an expert on Czech-US relations at the Institute of InternationalRelations under the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the summit wouldbenefit Vietnam in terms of politics, economy and strategy.
It demonstrates thriving relations between Vietnam and the US as this is thesecond trip to Vietnam by President Donald Trump, he said.
Vaclav Kopecky from the Association for International Affairs also expressedhis hope that the summit will help ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula andstabilise security in Asia-Pacific./.
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Over the past years, cultural cooperation between Vietnam and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have been maintained, contributing to the traditional friendship between the two countries, an official from the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has said.
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