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US-based PeaceTrees delegation visits Vietnam

Vice President of the Vietnam-USA Society (VUS) Bui The Giang received a delegation of the US-based organisation PeaceTrees Vietnam led by advisor Robert Stokes in Hanoi on March 29.
US-based PeaceTrees delegation visits Vietnam ảnh 1PeaceTrees Vietnam has helped central Quang Tri province in bomb and mine removal. (Photo: VNA) 

Hanoi (VNA) –Vice President of the Vietnam-USA Society (VUS) Bui The Giang received adelegation of the US-based organisation PeaceTrees Vietnam led by advisor RobertStokes in Hanoi on March 29.

Giang welcomed thePeaceTrees Vietnam delegation’s visit to Vietnam from March 17-30 to exploreits culture, history, country and people, as well as making field trips totheir projects in central Quang Tri province.

He spoke highly of theorganisation’s friendship and humanitarian projects to heal the war’s wounds inrecent years and its efforts to deepen friendly and cooperative ties betweenVietnam and the US.

For his part, Stokes,who served as PeaceTrees Vietnam Executive Director, said his delegationcomprises 15 members, including doctors, nurses, civil engineers, advisors anddevelopment counselors. Some of them have visited Vietnam for the first timeand have a good impression on its beauty and locals’ friendliness andhospitality.

He vowed to continuesupporting Vietnam in projects in a number of localities, thus helping to dealwith the war consequences and develop the two countries’ relations.

The PeaceTrees Vietnamwas the first American non-governmental organisation to begin mine clearanceand related humanitarian work in Vietnam after the war.

Founded in 1995, it isdedicated to the healing of communities impacted by the war’s aftermaths andaccomplishes this through landmine and other unexploded ordnance removal, minerisk education, survivor assistance and economic development.-VNA
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