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Deputy PM encourages Vietnam-US environment cooperation
17 April 2014 | 08:53:00 AM
The environment protection agencies of Vietnam and the US should strengthen cooperation in the areas of mutual concern, including biological technology development, pollution control, and environmental protection in the river basin.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc made the proposal while receiving Gina McCarthy, administrator for the US Environmental Protection Agency in Hanoi on April 15.
Both sides need to increase joint research to seek ways of overcoming the harmful effects of Agent Orange/dioxin on people’s health and the environment in Vietnam, he said.
Phuc also encouraged the two countries to boost cooperation in climate change adaptation and exchange expertise in environment management.
He acknowledged the positive development of Vietnam-US relations, especially after the two countries upgraded their relations to a level of comprehensive partnership in 2013.
He also thanked the US government for having funded dioxin remediation, forest development and greenhouse gas emission mitigation projects in Vietnam.
Gina McCarthy applauded Vietnam’s environmental protection efforts towards sustainable development. She pledged to work hard to boost bilateral cooperation in environmental protection.
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