Viet Nam Human Rights
Senator John McCain (Photo: VNA)
McCain joined politics and was one of the first persons campaigning for normalization of US-Vietnam relations through promoting humanitarian issues such as removing unexploded ordnance left by the war, searching for missing-in-action personnel, supporting people with disabilities caused by the war, and detoxifying areas polluted by dioxin.
In 1994, the US Senate approved a resolution sponsored by McCain and Senator John Kerry, calling to end the economic sanction against Vietnam, paving the way for the normalization of relations between the two countries one year later.
Following the normalization of bilateral ties, McCain and Kerry visited Vietnam many times to address the issue of American missing-in-action soldiers (POW/MIA).
Along with pushing for the normalization of relations with Vietnam, Senator McCain also supported the Vietnamese community in the US, serving as a bridge between them and the US authorities as well as the Vietnamese Government.
At a meeting with the Senator in Washington DC on January 21st, 2016, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh praised the Senator for his great contribution to the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries.
In reply, McCain said he always attaches importance to the US-Vietnam relations, and for him, Vietnam has an important position and role in the region.
Senator McCain is one of the persons who have laid the foundation for the Vietnam-US ties to develop into a comprehensive partnership with remarkable progress across the fields, benefiting both countries at present./.
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John McCain was led by the firm conviction that the sense of all political work lies in service to freedom, democracy and the rule of law. His death is a loss to all those who share this conviction.
People in Vietnam are remembering Sen. John McCain as having played an important role in normalizing relations between their country and the United States.
McCain “fought for peace in many countries, including Vietnam.”
To the Vietnamese people, McCain “was not only a companion in resolving postwar issues, but also a friend.”
McCain was a true American hero. He devoted his entire life to his country.
He never backed down from his beliefs & forever strived for a more peaceful & prosperous world.
Sen. John McCain played an important role in normalizing relations between the U.S. and the communist country, where he was held prisoner of war for more than five years.
McCain was very proud of the monument erected by Vietnam at the Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi where his fighter jet was shot down and he was taken prisoner.
Sen. John McCain is being remembered for his service in war and in Congress by presidents and lawmakers.
He’s a war hero.
He was a “man of deep conviction and a patriot of the highest order.”
In all the tales of wartime courage peppering John McCain's presidential campaign trail, perhaps the most outstanding example of selfless heroism involves not the candidate but a humble Vietnamese peasant.
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