Tuesday 24 May 2016

Obama calls for enhancing freedoms in Vietnam



Hanoi (Ina) -, called on US President Barack Obama, on Tuesday the communist Vietnamese authorities to respect individual liberties, while the authorities have prevented a number of opponents to meet him. 
He said the US president, in a speech in Hanoi in front of more than two thousand people a televised directly , said that "ensure the rights does not constitute a threat to the stability" country. 
after that stressed the strong relations between the United States and Vietnam, and the progress that has been made ​​in this area during the past two decades, Obama called the leaders of this communist country to implement radical reforms. 
He added: "when can candidates progress freely for the elections, it makes the country more stable, as citizens be sure that their voices have weight ", after the elections were held Sunday ruled out ,including independent candidates. 
He said Obama , in a country where local media it controlled" subject while the press is free to be, while be journalists and bloggers can expose injustice and abuses, it makes public officials are obliged toundergo accounting, people and give confidence in the system. " 
 to illustrate the difficulty enable opponents of a voice in Vietnam, security forces prevented three dissidents from meeting with Obama after the face of the White House to them an invitation to meet US president. 
the lawyer said ha Huy Son , who already has defended many activists in the field of human rights, in astatement quoted by Agence France - Presse, "the security elements Bmenai of going to meet with theUS president. They told me that I could go anywhere I want, but not to the US embassy. " 
 The gathering of thousands of people along the avenue leading to the airport , which pursued by Obama to board Air Force plane to fly to Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).

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