Hanoi (VNA) - The Stimson Center, a US-basednonpartisan policy research center, has scheduled an online conference titled “TheU.S. – Vietnam Relationship and War Legacies: 25 Years into Normalization” onJuly 15.
The discussion will provide an insight on the bilateralrelationship between the two nations, their progress made on war legacy issuesin the last 25 years, and the role such legacies will play in their futurerelationship.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc and US SenatorPatrick Leahy, representing Vermont, are to deliver the opening remarks.Meanwhile, the panelists consist of Mike Cerre, Special Correspondent for PBSNews Hour and Globe TV Reporter, and Tim Rieser, Senior Foreign Policy Aid forSenator Leahy and Democratic Clerk of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee.
In its website, the centre said: “2020 marks the 25th anniversaryof the normalization of relations between the United States and Vietnam.Vietnam is an American key partner in the Indo-Pacific region, and the UnitedStates and Vietnam have made great strides in building a forward-looking andmutually beneficial partnership despite the shared history of war, its banefullegacies, and a nineteen-year interruption to diplomatic relations.”
Founded in 1989, the centre, named after Henry L. Stimson,aims to enhance international peace and security through a combination ofanalysis and outreach./.