Hanoi (VNA) – President of the Vietnam – US Society (VUS) Nguyen Tam Chien hosteda reception in Hanoi on March 19 for Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief of theVeterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the US Vincent “B.J” Lawrence.
Chienbriefed the guests about people-to-people diplomacy activities of the VietnamUnion of Friendship Organisations and the VUS and the humanitarian supportprogramme between the two countries, especially the recovery from theconsequences of war-era landmines, issues regarding Agent Orange/dioxin victims,and the search for remains of missing US servicemen in Vietnam.
He reviewedimportant milestones in Vietnam – US diplomatic ties in peacetime, the role ofthe VUS and mass organisations in promoting bilateral ties.
Lawrence,who is in Vietnam from March 18-22, said the visit affords him a chance tolearn about Vietnam’s post-war recovery and development, the country and itspeople.
In 1991, theVFW sent representatives to the delegations of the US Congressmen and ex-veteransto Vietnam to discuss the search for the US servicemen missing in action.
It also sends delegations to Vietnam each year tolearn about the country’s situation, the Vietnam – US relations, and especiallydealing with the search for missing Vietnamese and US soldiers during thewar.-VNA
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