We want to forget the past, forget that under several American Presidents we were engaged in a brutal war we did not start. We would like to see the … - Nguyen Van Linh

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We want to forget the past, forget that under several American Presidents we were engaged in a brutal war we did not start. We would like to see the U.S. embargo lifted and the two sides sit down and talk over the problems that are left from the war -- problems like both sides cooperating to find the remains of Americans missing in action. We want the Amerasians, all of them, to go to America, if the father wants his child. If the Vietnamese mother wants to go, she will be allowed to go. There is no interest, none, for either country to maintain a gap between us. Step by step, we should move to restore diplomatic relations. Let us put the war behind us and work for a peaceful future.

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About Nguyen Van Linh

Nguyễn Văn Linh (1 July 1915 - 27 April 1998) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and politician who served as a political leader of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War and later General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 1986 to 1991. During his time in office, Linh was a strong advocate of "Đổi Mới", an economic plan whose aim is to turn Vietnam economy to a socialist-oriented market economy.

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Native Name: Nguyễn Văn Linh

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The question is not to beg to the foreign capitalists but to manage and work out policies which are more beneficial to the domestic economy. I hope that in the future, Vietnam will look for every measure to make our international relations equal.

As quoted in "Kỷ niệm ngày sinh Tổng Bí thư Nguyễn Văn Linh (1/7 /1915- 1/7/2020): Tổng Bí thư Nguyễn Văn Linh: “Hãy trả về cho sản xuất sự vận hành đúng quy luật”" in NTV (1 July 2020)

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