Daily Press Briefing on March 19 about Meeting between Deputy Secretary Blinken and Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang

SOURCE: U.S. State Department

Pen Psaki
Spokesperson

Daily Press Briefing
Washington, DC
March 19, 2015

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MS. PSAKI: I am, Matt. I have a limited number of opportunities left. So Deputy Secretary Blinken met with Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang on March 18th at the Department of State. They discussed key bilateral and regional issues that reflect the strong and growing partnership between the United States and Vietnam. Okay. The 20th —

QUESTION: (Off-mike.)

MS. PSAKI: Do we know what the echo is from?

QUESTION: Seems to have gone now.

MS. PSAKI: Okay. The 20th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations in 2015 is an opportunity to advance the bilateral relationship through the comprehensive partnership that Presidents Obama and Sang launched in July of 2013.

With that, Matt.

QUESTION: Right.

MS. PSAKI: Hi, Arshad. Sorry I came out here a little early.

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2015/03/239554.htm