The event was jointly held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment and Japanese Ministry ofthe Environment within the framework of the first Vietnam-Japan EnvironmentWeek taking place from January 9-11.
According to Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan,Vietnam is facing severe environmental pollution as a result of its strongeconomic growth in the past few years.
Laying stress on Vietnam’s priority to prevent and manage pollution inits environmental protection strategy, Nhan expressed his hope that theworkshop will serve as a bridge to connect Vietnamese and Japanese firms to setup a cooperation plan in the field.
Japanese Vice Minister of theEnvironment Takaaki Katsumata said Japan had to battle similar issues toVietnam when its economy attained rapid growth in the 1960s. The Government thencarried out various measures and developed advanced models to superviseenvironmental quality.
With considerable experience and success, Japan will share experience inbuilding mechanisms and branching out technologies towards sustainableenvironment protection, he underlined. –VNA