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Vietnam, US step up cooperation in handling AO/ dioxin consequences

Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh (right) and Michael Greene, USAID's Mission Director for Vietnam (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh on July 18 called for more coordination from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in dealing with consequences of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin. At a working session with Michael Greene, USAID's Mission Director for Vietnam, Vinh suggested the agency partner with Vietnam's Air Defence – Air Force Service – the investor of the project on dioxin contamination remediation at Bien Hoa Airport – to complete the dossier of the project and submit it to the ministry for approval. Vinh, who is also Chief of the Standing Agency of the National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences (Office 701), suggested identifying technologies to treat dioxin-contaminated soil as well as solutions to ease dioxin's effects on humans during the implementation of the project. He asked USAID and the the Air Defence – Air Force Service to make studies and plans to ensure that dioxin does not spread outside the controlled area, thus preventing pollution and creating safe environment for people. Regarding activities to support Vietnamese disabled people living in… Read full this story

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