U.S. officials said last year they were delaying Washington's participation in an annual meeting on human-rights concerns because of Vietnam's lack of progress, including Quan's arrest. Such consultations have been held every year since 2006. Congress members with large Vietnamese-American constituencies have been putting pressure on the Obama administration to get tough with Vietnam.
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Chris Brummitt reported from Hanoi, Vietnam.
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