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U.S. Navy secretary visits Vietnam to boost ties: Vietnamese official

Xinhua, April 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

United States Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus is paying a visit to Vietnam to boost ties between the two countries' armed forces and navies, said a Vietnamese official here on Wednesday.

Mabus is the highest-ranking official in the U.S. Navy ever to tour the country.

Do Ba Ty, chief of the General Staff of the People's Army of Vietnam met with Mabus in Vietnam's capital Hanoi on Wednesday.

The U.S. secretary of the Navy's visit will contribute to strengthening ties between the U.S. and Vietnam's armed forces and navies, Ty said,

Ty added that Vietnam and the United States have enjoyed new developments in defense relations, including those in naval cooperation over the past years.

The visiting U.S. official said the two countries have great potential in deepening naval cooperation, according to Vietnam's state-run news agency VNA. Endi