The dynamic and effective partnership between Vietnam and the Netherlands is built on strong political, trade-investment ties and diverse cooperation areas, Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Ngo Thi Hoa said in an interview to the press on the occasion of the 45th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties.
A training workshop was held in Can Tho city on May 18 to provide provincial and municipal officials with information about the Mekong Delta Plan to support the implementation of Resolution 120/NQ-CP on sustainable and climate-resilient development of the Mekong Delta.
Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has expected that her ongoing official visit to the Netherlands will further deepen the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and the European country in general and the Dutch parliament in particular.
Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had talks with Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands Khadija Arib in The Hague on March 27 morning (local time).
Chairwoman of the Vietnam National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan highlighted the continuous development of the Vietnam-Netherlands cooperation in all areas over the past 45 years while addressing a ceremony in The Hague on March 26.
The 6th meeting of the Vietnam-Netherlands intergovernmental committee on climate change adaptation and water management took place in The Hague, the Netherlands, on April 19.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has continuously engaged in a series of sessions and meetings with world and business leaders as part of his sideline activities at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Vietnam has urged the Netherlands to collaborate with Vietnam in conducting intensive research into solutions to preserve water in the Mekong Delta, which is facing drought and saline intrusion.
Experienced Dutch specialists are joining their Vietnamese peers at a two-day conference in Can Tho city to outline solutions and build plans to adapt the Mekong Delta to climate change.
The government of the Netherlands will support Vietnam’s strategy on sustainable socio-economic development in the Mekong Delta region, which is facing the critical impact of climate change.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai called for further support from
the international community in coping with climate change in Vietnam,
especially in the Mekong Delta region, during the Mekong Delta Forum
2015 that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on February 2.
The Netherlands is a strategic partner of Vietnam in the fields of
climate change, agriculture and food security, said Deputy Prime
Minister Hoang Trung Hai.
Vietnam and the Netherlands agreed to cooperate more closely on climate
change, water management, agriculture, energy, and marine-based economic
activities, including logistics and shipbuilding.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his visiting Dutch counterpart Mark
Rutte on June 17 co-chaired a high-level conference in Hanoi discussing
the coordination in assisting the comprehensive development of Vietnam’s
Mekong Delta region.
The Vietnam-Netherlands Inter-governmental Committee on climate change
adaptation and water management has made public a plan to develop
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta in a safe and sustainable manner.
A seminar will be held on November 18 to collect advice from local
authorities of 13 provinces and cities in the region as well as experts
on the Mekong Delta Plan in response to climate change for sustainable
development in the time to come.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment and local governments in the
Mekong Delta plan to set up three new cooperative models for farming
fruits, “tra” fish, and rice.
