On Sunday, U.S. President Joe Biden secured agreements with Vietnam on semiconductors and minerals, as the strategically important Southeast Asian nation elevated Washington to the highest diplomatic status in Hanoi, alongside China and Russia.

Following the agreement, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and U.S. President Joe Biden held a joint press conference regarding the outcomes of the talks between the leaders of the two countries.

"Vietnam will continue to strengthen its ties with the United States and other international partners in the spirit of Ho Chi Minh after Vietnam achieved its independence," said Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, considered the nation's most important leader, a powerful political figure, and a respected official.

Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong and President Joe Biden confirmed that the two countries will have a COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP. This signifies a leap of 2 levels beyond the previous diplomatic level of COMPREHENSIVE PARTNER.

This is Vietnam's highest bilateral diplomatic rank. A comprehensive strategic partnership means aligning long-term interests, mutually supporting each other, and promoting broad and integral cooperation in all fields for mutual benefit. The United States is committed to respecting Vietnam's sovereignty, territory, and policies, and appreciates the leadership role of the Communist Party of Vietnam in the country.

Previously, Vietnam had established this relationship with Russia, China, India, and South Korea. The United States is the fifth country to establish this relationship. Japan, Singapore, Australia, and Indonesia are expected to become the next comprehensive strategic partners next year.

In his address, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong reiterated Vietnam's clear commitment to the "four no's," which means:

Not allowing foreign countries to establish military bases or use Vietnamese territory to fight against other countries.
Vietnam does not join any military alliance.
Vietnam does not associate with one country to fight against another.
Vietnam does not use force or threaten to use force in international relations.
Supporting the relationship between the two countries, it is fantastic to see Vietnam's position strengthening internationally, expanding, and establishing closer relations with major world powers.

"We can trace a 50-year arc of progress between our nations, from conflict to normalization and this new elevated status," he said.

The partnership with Vietnam is part of the Biden administration's "effort to show our Indo-Pacific partners and the world that the United States is a Pacific nation and we're not going anywhere," Biden told reporters after the meeting in Hanoi.