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Quang Nam enhances coordination with Vietnam Veterans of America in war consequence settlement

The People’s Committee of central Quang Nam province on May 29 hosted a reception for a delegation of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) led by Chairman of its Prisoners of War and Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Committee Grant Townsend Coates.
Quang Nam enhances coordination with Vietnam Veterans of America in war consequence settlement ảnh 1At the reception (Photo: baoquangnam.vn)
Quang Nam (VNA) – The People’s Committee ofcentral Quang Nam province on May 29 hosted a reception for a delegation of theVietnam Veterans of America (VVA) led by Chairman of its Prisoners of War andMissing in Action (POW/MIA) Committee Grant Townsend Coates.

Tran Anh Tuan, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee, said Quang Nam is among the localities severely hit by wars, with6,300 victims of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin.

Up to 226 communes in Quang Nam, which make up 34.6% ofthe provincial area, have been affected by war-left unexploded ordnance, headded.

The official attributed contributions of US investors tothe province's socio-economic development, saying Quang Nam is now home to eight USprojects with a total investment capital of nearly 21 million USD, mostly in electronics,garment-textile, education and catering services.

Notably, during the 2016-2020 period, the US Agencyfor International Development (USAID) funded about 15 million USD to help QuangNam roll out the Truong Son Xanh project on climate change response, hecontinued.

Besides, 21 US organisations are also helping Quang Nam with projects and programmes on agricultural and rural development,health care and education with accumulative funding of more than 3 million USD,Tuan said, highlighting a project on bomb and mine clearance in the province.

The official expressed his hope that the VVA willcontinue its assistance to Vietnam in the implementation of humanitarian projectsrelating to the settlement of war consequences, particularly the support to AOvictims.

For his part, Coates pledged that his committee willwork harder to collect information about Vietnamese soldiers and victims whodied during the war, and propose the US government pay more attention to AOvictims, helping heal war wounds and bring the two countries closer./.
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