US Congressman Faleomavaega visits Vietnam

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US Congressman Eni Faleomavaega is on a visit to Vietnam to discuss the relations between the two countries, including humanitarian cooperation activities to solve Agent Orange/dioxin consequences in Vietnam.

After his arrival on August 24, Congressman Faleomavaega, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment, had discussions with Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, Deputy Head of the National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations Ngo Quang Xuan, who is co-head of the Vietnam-US dialogue group on Agent Orange/dioxin, and Vice Chairman of the Da Nang Municipal People’s Committee Vo Duy Khuong.

Faleomavaega said the US Congress has mobilised and the President approved additional US$12 million to the Da Nang airport decontamination project, which has been carried out by the US Agency for International Development.

During discussions, the Vietnamese side hailed the congressman’s contributions to overcoming Agent Orange/dioxin consequences in Vietnam and expressed their wish that the congressman and his colleagues would continue making more contributions to the issue.

While in Vietnam, Congressman Faleomavaega visited the decontamination project at Da Nang airport in central Vietnam, and met children who suffer from Agent Orange/dioxin at the Peace Village in Ho Chi Minh City and the Vietnam Friendship Village in Hanoi.

The Congressman is scheduled to leave Vietnam on August 27.