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Vietnam rules out formal deal with U-S on Russian naval base

Hanoi has ruled out the possibility of any formal agreement with Washington on its request for access to a Russian naval base on Vietnam's central coast after Moscow's lease expires in 2004.

Vietnam's foreign ministry says it won't sign an agreement with any country on using the Cam Ranh Bay port for military purposes.

However the ministry has left open the possibility of U-S access to the base on an informal or multilateral basis.

Washington says it wants to use the port to support its operations in Southeast Asia.

Viewed as one of the best natural harbours in the region, the Cam Ranh Bay base was originally built by the Americans but lost to the then Soviet Union following Washington's humiliation in the Vietnam War.

10/02/2002 21:38:09 | ABC Radio Australia News

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