HANOI, Vietnam, 16 Sha'ban,1437 AH, 23 May,2016 , SPA -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday lifted a decades-old arms export embargo for Vietnam during his first visit to the communist country, AP reported. Obama announced the full removal of the embargo at a news conference, saying the move was intended to step toward normalizing relations with the former war enemy and to eliminate a "lingering vestige of the Cold War." "At this stage both sides have developed a level of trust and cooperation," Obama said, adding that he expected deepening cooperation between the two nation's militaries. -- SPA 10:36 LOCAL TIME 07:36 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w