Joseph Yun: “I think the key difference that we will feel is that South Koreans will want to lift sanctions way earlier than…”

Underpinned by the Compacts, our partnerships with the FAS have formed a bedrock of U.S.-Pacific cooperation for nearly four decades.

I am grateful for the bipartisan approach of this subcommittee regarding the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) with the Freely Associated States (FAS).

We respect Vietnam's independence and sovereignty, and we believe that allowing all of Vietnamese people to have a voice in determining their future is critical to achieving their full potential.

Declaring that the United States does not have hostile intent and that United States will begin normalization and peace treaty negotiations is needed as security assurances.