Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An received a delegation of the VietnamAssociation of Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (VAVA) in Phnom Penh onMay 23.
The Cambodian Deputy PM praised Vietnam ’s policies and VAVA’sactivities in its constant struggle to demand justice for Vietnamese AOvictims.
Men Sam An, who is also President of the Cambodian Womenfor Peace and Development (CWPD), was interested in VAVA’s informationon the spraying of the toxic substances by the US army on Cambodian landduring the war, especially the area near the border with Vietnam.
TheDeputy PM said she will report the issue to her government in order toconduct research into the impacts of AO on Cambodian people.
VAVAPresident Nguyen Van Rinh said that the fine relations between the twocountries create favourable conditions for the two peoples to jointlyfight for require for justice for AO victims in Vietnam and Cambodia.
VAVA also introduced some research projects on AO in Vietnam .
Duringtheir visit to Cambodia from May 23-26, the delegation is scheduledto meet with the ministers of social affairs and vocational trainingand environment./.