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NA Vice Chairman on successful Dutch trip

National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu had productive working sessions with senior Dutch officials in The Hague, the Netherlands, on July 2.
National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu had productive workingsessions with senior Dutch officials in The Hague, the Netherlands, onJuly 2.

Meeting with Director General of the Organisation forthe Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Ahmet Uzumcu, Luu expressedhope that OPCW will continue with technical and personnel trainingassistance to Vietnam, making it easier for the country to realise termsof the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).

As one of the firstOPCW official members on October 30, 1998, Vietnam had the fullestlegal system relevant to the observance of CWC at the earliest.

Vietnam has well fulfilled the OPCW Technical Secretariat’s everyrequest to its members and raised awareness of CWC among local units andbusinesses concerned, he said. Since 2003, the country has welcomeddelegations of OPCWT technicians and industrial inspectors to itschemical processing plants.

Informing the host of China’sdispatch of its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou – 981 and escort ships toVietnam’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone, Luu noted thatVietnam advocates settling the issue by peaceful means and dialogue inline with international law, and hopes for the world community andOPCW’s help with this issue.

Also the same day, Luu learntabout the responsibilities and managerial experience of President of theSupreme Court of the Netherlands Geert J.M. Cortens.

Welcoming the Vietnamese delegation in the afternoon, Chairman of theDutch Committee on Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Raymond VanRoon said he is keen on knowing how Vietnam runs its dynamic and stableeconomy in face of the global financial crisis.

Hopefully,the Netherlands will become the top European investor in Vietnam, Luusaid after expressing his pleasure at bilateral cooperation which sawtwo-way trade topping 6.2 billion USD.

About the ongoing EastSea dispute, the guest highly valued the Dutch government’s approval ofthe European Union’s statement on the East Sea issue, as well as thesupport provided by the Prime Minister, the House of Representatives andpeople of the Netherlands to Vietnam in its fight for justice.

The Vice Chairman also took the occasion to invite leaders of theDutch House of Representatives to attend the 132 nd General Assembly ofthe Inter-Parliamentary Union in Hanoi from March 28 – April 1, 2015.-VNA
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