(VOVWORLD) - Cooperation between Vietnam and the US in the settlement of war consequences has reaped remarkable outcomes, helping to heal war wounds and increase trust between the two countries, Deputy Minister of Defense Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien told US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman in Hanoi yesterday.
 Deputy Minister of Defense Hoang Xuan Chien receives US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman in Hanoi June 13, 2022. |
Mr. Chien said that apart from cooperation in dealing with war consequence, good results have been seen in dialogues, consultations, high-level delegation exchanges, rescue operations, United Nations peacekeeping operations, and military medicine.
He expressed his hope that the US Department of State will urge the US Congress and government to back the existing defence cooperation areas between the two countries, prioritising war consequence settlement projects, the search for remains of Vietnamese soldiers, and improving Vietnam's UN peacekeeping capacity.
Wendy Sherman emphasised that the partnership in war consequence settlement is a foundation of the Vietnam-US relations, and highly valued their cooperation outcomes in dioxin decontamination, bomb and mine clearance and support to Vietnamese disabled people. She pledged that the US will continue to help Vietnam improve its capacity in UN peacekeeping operations.