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Hegseth in Vietnam to strengthen defence ties and reassure cautious US partner

(2 Nov 2025) RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY: AGENCY POOL Hanoi, Vietnam - 02 November 2025 1. US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth getting out of car, shaking hands with Vietnamese Minister of Defence Phan Van Giang 2. Various of Hegseth and Giang standing for national anthem during welcome ceremony 3. Honour guards 4. Various of Hegseth and Giang reviewing honour guards ASSOCIATED PRESS Hanoi, Vietnam - 02 November 2025 5. Various of Hegseth and Giang looking at photos of US and Vietnam cooperation 6. Various of Hegseth writing in guest book 7. Close of flags 8. Various of meeting 9. Close of U.S officials 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Pete Hegseth, US Defence Secretary:++AUDIO AS IMCOMING++ "The United States is committed and continuing these projects and more. Deeper cooperation will benefit both of our countries. We’re also addressing legacies of the Vietnam War, and that remains the foundation of our defence relationship as a top priority for this administration and the Department of War." 11. Various of meeting 12. Various of war artifact exchange 13. Various of Hegseth walking in, shaking hands with General Secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party To Lam 14. Close of Ho Chi Minh statue 15. Various of meeting 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Pete Hegseth, US Defence Secretary:++AUDIO AS IMCOMING++ "This region and your country has been the centrepiece of our approach." 17. Wide of meeting STORYLINE: U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was in Vietnam on Sunday, reaffirming a partnership built on healing the scars of the Vietnam War in a trip that will test whether Washington can reassure a vital but wary partner. Hegseth said addressing the legacies of the war, which ended 50 years ago in April, “remains the foundation of our defence relationship and a top priority for this administration and the Department of War.” Hegseth’s visit also marks 30 years of diplomatic ties between the former foes and two years since they upgraded relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic status. He arrived in Hanoi from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he attended a meeting of counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Cooperation on post-war issues remains an emotional and political foundation of U.S.-Vietnam relations. Since normalizing ties in 1995, the two countries have worked together to clear unexploded ordnance, recover remains of missing service members and clean up dioxin — the toxic chemical used in Agent Orange — from former U.S. air bases that continue to affect communities. There were concerns about the future of these efforts when U.S. funding for several programs was slashed, temporarily halting some clean-up work before resuming. The visible recommitment to these projects could help stabilize relations and “create space” for further defence cooperation, said Nguyen Khac Giang, a visiting fellow in the Vietnam Studies Program at Singapore’s ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute. “War legacy cooperation is the foundation enabling deeper defence ties,” he said. “For Washington, it demonstrates long-term responsibility and goodwill to solve lingering war consequences. For Hanoi, it provides essential political cover for expanding relations with a former adversary.” Giang said the US defence chief’s visit comes at a crucial moment. Vietnam’s Communist Party chief, To Lam, visited North Korea in early October — the first such trip in nearly two decades — while reports suggest Hanoi may pursue the purchase of 40 Russian Su-35 fighter jets. “Vietnam is hedging against doubts about U.S. reliability in the Indo-Pacific,” he said. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...