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US veterans visit Vietnam

Hanoi, February 8 (VNA) – A delegation from the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) led by Marsha Lynn Four, Vice President of the VVA, visited Vietnam.

The delegation was received by Major General Tran Quoc Dung, head of the policy division under the General Political Department of the Ministry of Defence in Hanoi on February 7.

At the meeting, Dung lauded the efforts of the VVA in cooperation and helping Vietnam search and repatriate the remains of dead or missing Vietnamese soldiers and stressed it is an activity of humanitarian significance, strengthening ties between Vietnam and the US.

Dung hoped the US side would continue providing information to ensure success in the efforts.

On behalf of the delegation, Marsha Lynn Four thanked Vietnam for assisting the US in searching for and repatriating US soldiers missing from the war in Vietnam.

She hoped that based on efforts from the two sides, search efforts for soldiers missing in the war in Vietnam would be more fruitful.
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Vietnamese, Panamanian first ladies bond over ethnic textiles at Hanoi cultural event

Vietnamese, Panamanian first ladies bond over ethnic textiles at Hanoi cultural event

Madame Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam, and Madame Maricel Cohen de Mulino, spouse of Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, attended a cultural event showcasing Vietnam's ethnic minority groups at Van Lake, part of the Temple of Literature complex in Hanoi on October 6.

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