Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (seated, L) and U.S. President Barack Obama (seated, R) speak to reporters after their meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington July 7, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and the head of Vietnam's ruling communist party discussed concerns over China's activities in the South China Sea during a historic White House meeting on Tuesday marking two decades of engagement between the former foes.
Nguyen Phu Trong met with Obama in the Oval Office, where they had "candid" discussions over differences about human rights and religious freedom as well a pending Pacific trade agreement with the region, Obama said.
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