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Re: Vietnam Angered by US Congress Amendment
From: POW-MIA InterNetwork
Date: July 17, 2003
"Vietnam angered by US Congress rights amendment
Vietnam has strongly criticised America's House of Representatives after it passed an amendment linking US non-humanitarian assistance to Hanoi's human rights record.
A Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has warned the amendment could affect Vietnamese-US cooperation on anti-terrorism issues and Washington's continued search for its soldiers missing in action from the Vietnam War.
She has described it as a serious violation of the basic principles of international law and relations between the two countries.
The AFP news agency says the amendment seeks to bar non-humanitarian aid to Vietnam unless Hanoi releases political prisoners and respects the rights of ethnic minorities.
However, even if the measure was to pass the Senate, the US president, George W Bush, has the power to waive sanctions.
©Asia News"
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