June 1, 2015

Vietnam: Don't tie US weapons sales to human rights issues

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Questions about human rights violations by the Vietnamese government should have no bearing on whether the U.S. should fully remove its ban on lethal weapons' sales to Hanoi, Vietnam's defense minister said Monday after meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter.

Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh ...

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