Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of Defence, held a
reception in Hanoi on August 29 for Scot Marciel, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State at the US Department of State’s Bureau of
East Asian and Pacific Affairs, who is currently on a working visit to
Vietnam.
In his speech, Deputy Minister Vinh acknowledged the progress made in recent years in Vietnam – US relations.
The two countries formally upgraded their ties to a comprehensive
partnership, with defence cooperation now including personnel training
and disaster response, as well as the exchange of humanitarian aid
experiences, he noted.
Scot Marciel agreed with Vinh
and said that in the future both sides should enhance their
collaboration by exchanging information and high-ranking military
delegations, and accelerating efforts to overcome war consequences in
Vietnam.-VNA