US, Vietnam Discuss Boosting Cooperation in Wake of Putin Visit
Putin and Vietnamese President To Lam in Hanoi on June 20.
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The US and Vietnam discussed ways to develop their strategic partnership, according to a statement from the Hanoi government, in a meeting that follows a visit to the Southeast Asian nation last week by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink met Vietnam’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on June 21, the government said in the statement. The diplomat’s trip to Vietnam came after Putin’s visit drew criticism from the US.