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US Defense Secretary to visit Vietnam, Philippines

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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. (File photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool)

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WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Vietnam and the Philippines later this month, the Pentagon said on Monday (Jul 19).

"Secretary Austin's visit will demonstrate the importance the Biden-Harris Administration places on Southeast Asia and on ASEAN as an essential part of the Indo-Pacific's architecture," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.

Source: Reuters/dv