The World - News from April 15, 1985
Vietnam plans to withdraw one-third of its troops from Cambodia by the end of this year, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach said. He added that by 1987, troop strength will be halved from the present level, even if no settlement is negotiated, and that it will be cut progressively until 1995, when Cambodia’s armed forces will be able to defend the country alone. Western diplomats say that previous Vietnamese withdrawal announcements have merely disguised troop rotations.
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