Vietnam and US Working Together to Address Post-War Challenges
Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and Director of the US Defence Prisoners of War/Missing In Action ((POW/MIA) Accounting Agency Kelly K. Mc Keague. Photo: VNA The Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien received the Director of the United States Defence Prisoners of War/Missing In Action (POW/MIA) Accounting Agency Kelly K. Mc Keague on June 7, according to the Vietnam News Agency. At a reception, Chien highlighted the significance of Mc Keague’s visit as it coincides with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) and 35 years of joint operations to locate American personnel who went Missing in Action (MIA). This is a significant milestone in the two countries’ joint efforts to tackle the aftermath of the war. Acknowledging the US agency’s efforts in strengthening the relationship between the two countries in recent years, par...