(ĐN)- A seminar has recently held in Dong Nai by the NA Committee for Foreign Affairs and the Vietnam-US Dialogue Group on AO/Dioxin to review their activities and deploy action plans on solving AO/dioxin aftermaths in Vietnam for 2010-2019 period.
(ĐN)- A seminar has been held in Dong Nai province by the National Assembly (NA) Committee for Foreign Affairs and the Vietnam-US Dialogue Group on AO/Dioxin to review their activities in the past time and deploy action plans on solving AO/dioxin aftermaths in Vietnam for 2010-2019 period.
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| Seminar to discuss action plans on dealing with AO/dioxin aftermaths in VN. |
In the 1961-1971 period, US troops sprayed 80 million litres of chemical defoliants containing nearly 400kg of dioxin, according to Vietnam AO/dioxin Victims’ Association.
Thirty-five years after the war ended, the two countries have obtained significant progress in building friendship, but the war aftermaths have still affected millions of American and Vietnamese people, the group said.
At the seminar, the Vietnam-US Dialogue Group has urged the US to join hands with the Vietnamese people to solve aftermaths of the toxic chemicals in Vietnam.
As many as 4.8 million Vietnamese people were exposed to dioxin, of whom 3 million suffer from health problems due to the exposure.
In the next ten years, the group will focus on cleaning dioxin affected land areas, improving the devastated eco-system, and providing more services and support for those who were affected by dioxin and their families. The total cost for such activities is estimated at US$300 million.
The group will continue its efforts to raise awareness in society, especially among the US authorities and people, and mobilise all resources to address the dioxin problem in Vietnam .
Reported by P.L
