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US Secretary of Defence visits Vietnam

US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter currently is on his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese defence minister Phung Quang Thanh.
US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter currently is on his official visitto Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese defence ministerPhung Quang Thanh.

The US Secretary of Defencevisited Vietnam Naval High Command and High Command of Region 1 underthe Vietnam Coast Guard in the northern city of Hai Phong on May 31.

Deputy Defence Minister Admiral Nguyen Van Hien had ameeting with the US defence delegation. The two sides said thebilateral defence cooperation has been based on respect for Vietnam’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. Thecooperation has also not affected Vietnam’s relationships with othercountries, added participants.

While receiving USguests, Major General Nguyen Quang Dam, Vietnam Coast Guard’s commanderaffirmed Vietnam’s Coast Guard’s willingness to maintain maritimesafety and security enhancement in accordance with international law.

On June 1st, Vietnamese Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh will holdtalks with the US counterpart Ashton Carter and will sign the jointvision statement.-VNA
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At the talks between Trinh Van Quyet, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for Information, Education, and Mass Mobilisation, and Li Shulei, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee’s Secretariat, and head of the CPC Central Committee’s Publicity Department in Hanoi on November 13 (Photo: VNA)

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Vietnamese citizens handed over by Cambodian authorities at Dinh Ba international border gate, Tan Ho Co commune, Dong Thap province. (Photo: VNA)

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At the talks between Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang (R) and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Tea Seiha on November 13. (Photo: VNA)

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Associate Professor Dr. Luong Tuan Anh of the UK's De Montfort University (Photo: VNA)

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Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc meets with Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith. (Photo: VNA)

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