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Statement by Senator John McCain on Easing Vietnam Arms Embargo for Maritime Security

Statement

Date: Oct. 2, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Aid

U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today released the following statement on the Administration's announcement of a partial easing of the ban on lethal weapon sales to Vietnam to help improve its maritime security:

"I welcome today's action, which I and my colleagues have been working with the Administration to achieve. It is also the approach called for in Senate Resolution 567, which has the support of several of my Senate colleagues. Easing the lethal arms ban on Vietnam for the purpose of maritime security will strengthen our defense cooperation in ways that benefit both countries. How much more we can do in this regard, and how quickly we are able to do it, depends greatly on additional steps by Vietnam to respect and defend the human rights of the Vietnamese people."


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