Vietnamese Defense Minister Meets U.S. Secretary of War, Deepening Defense Cooperation
Vietnamese Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang met with U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting in the Philippines. Both sides affirmed progress in defense cooperation and agreed to strengthen collaboration on post-war issues, support for persons with disabilities, and unexploded ordnance clearance.
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