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Agreement signed to improve capacity of identifying human remains from war

The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the International Committee for Missing Persons (ICMP) on October 31 signed a cooperation plan on improving the capacity of identifying human remains from the war.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Academy of Science andTechnology (VAST) and the International Committee for Missing Persons (ICMP) onOctober 31 signed a cooperation plan on improving the capacity ofidentifying human remains from the war.

The plan, which will be implemented until the end of 2024, was inked by Dr Phi QuyetTien, deputy director of the Institute of Biotechnology under the VAST, and Patrick White, managing directorof ICMP's programmes.

Addressing the event, Chu Hoang Ha, VAST’s vice presidentsaid the signingof the plan reflects the cooperation after the war between functionalagencies of the Governments of Vietnam and the US in the spirit of "Closethe past and look toward the future".

The plan implements a Memorandum ofIntent (MOI) on assisting Vietnam to improve its capacity inexamining human remains recovered from the war between the Vietnam Office forSeeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) and USAID.

The Centre for DNA Identification underthe Institute of Biotechnology is the coordinator for the cooperation under the MOI framework. 

According to Patrick White, the ICMPhopes to help relevant Vietnamese agencies in the search forthose missing in the war through the plan./.

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