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Vietnam's president to make first U.S. state visit since end of war |
Vietnam's president is paying an official visit to the United
States this week in another sign of increasingly close ties between
the two countries and despite increasing concerns over Hanoi's
human rights record.
Nguyen Minh Triet will try to shift the focus from the Communist
Party's tight political grip to Hanoi's growing embrace of market
economics.
It's the first official visit by a Vietnamese head of state since
the end of the Vietnam War.
Triet arrives in New York Monday with a large delegation of
Vietnamese businessmen. He plans to visit the New York Stock
Exchange and witness the signing of various business deals.
The U.S. and Vietnam are also expected to sign an agreement which
could eventually pave the way for a free-trade deal.
Triet will also travel to Washington to meet with congressional
leaders and President Bush.
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