Vietnam ‘hurt’ by Senate bill commemorating ‘Black April Day’

tan-dung-bbcKIM MACKRAEL

OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail

Last updated Wednesday, Feb. 04 2015, 10:12 PM EST

The Prime Minister of Vietnam has written directly to Stephen Harper to register his concern over a private member’s bill that would declare April 30 an official day to commemorate the exodus of South Vietnamese refugees after the fall of Saigon.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung warned in his letter that the bill presents a distorted version of Vietnam’s history and could damage the bilateral relations both countries have worked to build. The letter was provided to the Privy Council Office and delivered to the Canadian embassy in Hanoi in mid-December.

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