US Secretary of Defence vows to foster cooperative ties with VietnamThe US will continue fostering cooperation with Vietnam in defence, search and rescue, disaster relief, maritime security, peacekeeping, and war aftermath settlement, said US Secretary of Defence James Mattis. At the meeting, the two officials highly evaluated important strides in the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership over the past years, including bilateral cooperation in security-defence. Mattis lauded Vinh’s contributions to enhancing the Vietnam-US relationship, including cooperative ties in security-defence. For his part, Vinh affirmed that Vietnam always treasures the comprehensive partnership with the US. Bilateral defence cooperation programmes will continue to be implemented effectively, especially the outcomes of the US visit in August 2017 by Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich and the Vietnam visit in January 2018 by US Secretary of Defence James Mattis, said Vinh.-VNA

Source: VietNamNet News May 28, 2018 03:22 UTC