meerkat1
05.06.06, 14:48
Tym razem amerykansko-wietnamska triangulacja wobec narastajacej w rejonie
hegemonii CHIN.
Lewactwo sie chyba poplacze ze zmartwienia, bo Hanoi w dodatku Boeingi kupuje!
HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and his
Vietnamese counterpart agreed on Monday to boost military exchanges between
the former battlefield enemies, Pentagon officials said.
Vietnam is one of several Asian states that the Pentagon has built close ties
with to conduct its war on terrorism and to hedge against a rising China,
which Washington says is too secretive about its military spending and
intentions.
"It was cordial and both sides agreed we want to expand these contacts," a
senior Pentagon official said after Rumsfeld's hour-long meeting with Defense
Minister Pham Van Tra.
The two sides agreed to share medical training under a Pentagon-funded
program and have "more visits at all levels," the official told reporters
traveling with Rumsfeld on the second leg of a Southeast Asian visit.
U.S. military ties with Hanoi, 31 years after the end of the Vietnam war and
11 years after the normalization of diplomatic ties, have warmed gradually
with ship visits.