Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh received in Hanoi on August 9 a delegation of the US House of Representatives’ Armed Services Committee.
Vietnam hopes to receive further support from the Rules Committee of the US House of Representative in boosting ties between the two countries as well as two parliaments.
A seminar on use of In-Pile Thermal Desorption (IPTD) technology to clean up dioxin contamination at Da Nang Airport was held by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), in Hanoi on July 31.
Washington, DC—Senator Jim Webb, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee, spoke about recent situation in the South China Sea.
A Vietnamese delegation is paying an official visit to the US from July 14-24 to strengthen cooperation on humanitarian issues and dealing with post-war consequences.
Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong announced ASEAN’s six-point principles on the East Sea at a press briefing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on July 20.
Foreign Ministers of Vietnam and Indonesia discussed ASEAN-related issues, including the East Sea , and agreed that in the current context, it is necessary to consolidate and strengthen the group’s central role in the region.