The flagship of the fifth assault group, the US Navy nuclear aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, has arrived in the Vietnamese port of Da Nang. It has been reported US Embassy in Hanoi.
The aircraft carrier is accompanied by two missile cruisers USS Antietam and USS Robert Smalls, the ship is in the operational zone of the largest US Seventh Fleet.
“Over 5,000 sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan want to visit Da Nang and experience the culture of Vietnam,” said Captain Daryl Cardone of the USS Ronald Reagan.
This is the third call by American aircraft carriers to Vietnamese ports: the first took place in 2018, the second in 2020. In 2023, the United States and Vietnam celebrate the tenth anniversary of the strategic partnership. The normalization of relations between the countries took place in 1995.
As noted CNAAn American ship stopped in Vietnamese port a week after the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry protested the operation of Chinese ships in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea.
March 11, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh spoke To develop a comprehensive partnership with the United States.