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Last updated: 16:40 - June 10, 2006

Minister Rumsfeld's open letter to the people of Hanoi
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The Public Affairs Section of the Hanoi-based US Embassy on June 9 sent "An
open letter to the people of Hanoi" by US Defense Secretary Donald H.
Rumsfeld to Nhan Dan Online. The letter writes:

I recently spent two days in your beautiful and historic city.  I was deeply
struck by the vibrancy and energy that is so evident on the streets of
Hanoi.  Clearly, Vietnam is a country on the move in every sense and the
people of your dynamic city show it well.

During excellent meetings with the Prime Minister and the Defense Minister,
we had the opportunity to reinforce the strong and positive relationship
between Vietnam and the United States.

We discussed a wide range of economic, political and military activities
that will be of mutual benefit to our two nations, including the upcoming
official visit of President Bush to Hanoi.  I also had the privilege of
visiting one of the oldest universities in the world at the Temple of
Literature, which was most impressive.

I thank you for your hospitality and the opportunity to visit your beautiful
city.  I look forward to further visits, and to continued warm relations
between the United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Donald H. Rumsfeld
U.S. Secretary of Defense

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