Vietnam Chief of General Staff makes first visit to Pentagon  Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey welcomed Deputy Defence Minister Ty who is also the Chief of General Staff of Vietnam People's Army met with the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey at the Pentagon on the day. Ty leads the high-ranking military delegation of “This was the first-ever visit by a Vietnamese chief of defence to the Pentagon,” Dempsey’s spokesperson Navy Commander Scott McIlnay said in a statement. McIllnay reported Dempsey and Ty discussed the Obama administration’s “rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region.” Last year the Pentagon announced plans to shift its attention and additional military assets to the region. According to Blooomberg, the Pentagon also informed Ty’s visit reflects improving relations between the former combatants of a war that ended when Saigon (now After his six-day visit to the The visits aim to strengthen ties of friendship and mutual understanding between the People's Army of Vietnam with the U.S. Army and the Army of France, in accordance with the framework of relations of peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and around the world. The high-level military delegation of Source: ien Phong |
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