US, Vietnam discuss halting South China Sea reclamations


US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (left) shakes hands with Vietnamese Defense Minister General Phung Quang Thanh at the Ministry of Defense in Hanoi on June 1, 2015. -AFP

HANOI: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter discussed halting land reclamation in the South China Sea with his Vietnamese counterpart in Hanoi on Monday in talks focused on maritime security.

The meeting came after the United States on Saturday called for an immediate end to all such work in the disputed waters where both Vietnam and Beijing have reclaimed land.

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