Vietnam on December 14 handed over to the US two sets of remains believed to belong to US soldiers who died in the war in the Southeast Asian nation. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam on December 14handed over to the US two sets of remains believed to belong to US soldiers who died in thewar in the Southeast Asian nation.
The hand-over ceremony was held in the central city ofDa Nang, with the participation of representatives from the Vietnam Office forSeeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP), the US Embassy in Vietnam and the US MIAOffice in Hanoi.
The remains were found by a Vietnam-US joint search teambetween July and December 2021, and were examined by Vietnamese forensic experts whoconcluded that they might be associated with US soldiers missing during the warin Vietnam and recommended that they should be taken to Hawaii for furtherverification.
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Director of the VNOSMPNguyen Hong Quang stressed Vietnam’s humanitarian policy in addressing the MIA matterswith the US, and noted his hope that the US will step up its support for Vietnamin addressing war consequences, particularly bomb and mine clearance, dioxinremediation, assisting Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims and searching for Vietnamesesoldiers who went missing during the wartime.
Acting Vice Ambassador of the US Noah Zaring thankedthe Vietnamese Government, people and agencies for their support in the searchoperations, saying MIA humanitarian cooperation has helped to build mutualtrust and respect, and served as a premise to promote the Vietnam-US ties in variousfields like economy, trade and humanitarian issues, including the settlement ofwar consequences in Vietnam.
He said the US has donated more than 24 million dosesof COVID-19 vaccines and 20 million USD worth of medical supplies to Vietnam duringthe pandemic combat, and the US will continue with the aid in the time ahead.
The search for remains of US servicemen missing duringthe war in Vietnam is a joint humanitarian activity between the Vietnamese and USGovernments. This is the 157th hand-over of remainssince 1973./.
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Vietnam on December 14 handed over to the US two sets of remains believed to belong to US soldiers who died in the war in the Southeast Asian nation. (Photo: VNA) 
