Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (right) meets Thomas Harkin, chairman of the US Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labour and Pensions, during his visit to Viet Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyen Dan
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Politics-Laws/201294/PM-asks-US-Congress-for-more-aid-in-combatting-Agent-Orange-effects.html
HA NOI — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday asked the US Congress to increase aid to Viet Nam in order to alleviate and combat the effects of Agent Orange.
Dung made the request during a meeting with Thomas Harkin, chairman of the US Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labour and Pensions.
The leader applauded the US delegation's visit to the Agent Orange clean-up site in central Viet Nam, and said the practical activity would boost co-operative relations between the two countries.
Dung appreciated Harkin's contributions to relations between the two countries, and thanked him for his support of the US aid that had been given to combat the effects of the toxic chemical.
READ MORE: http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Politics-Laws/201294/PM-asks-US-Congress-for-more-aid-in-combatting-Agent-Orange-effects.html
No comments:
Post a Comment