U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey (C) reviews the guard of honor with his Vietnamese counterpart General Do Ba Ty during a welcoming ceremony at Vietnam's Defense Ministry in Hanoi, Aug. 14, 2014.
Top US Military Officer in Vietnam for Historic Talks -- Voice of America
The United States’ top military officer is in Vietnam for historic talks with Communist Party officials, as part of the latest effort to expand defense ties between the two former foes.
General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets Thursday in Hanoi with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh.
Before entering a closed-door meeting, Dempsey told reporters the visit is “one of the highlights” of his career. It is the first time since 1971 a chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has visited Vietnam.
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