World IN BRIEF : VIETNAM : Envoy Cites Hurdles to Forging U.S. Ties
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The U.S. State Department’s highest-ranking Asia envoy said Washington will not forge diplomatic ties with Vietnam until a Cambodian peace accord is signed and the issue of missing service personnel is resolved. Assistant Secretary of State Richard H. Solomon is in Bangkok for talks with Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Le Mai, whose country continues to be the target of a U.S. trade embargo.
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