Announcement ceremony for toxic chemicals and environmental treatment established

(Bqp.vn) - A ceremony to announce the establishment of the National Action Centre for Toxic Chemicals and Environmental Treatment (NACCET) was held on November 13 in Hanoi.

Delegates at the ceremony. (photo: Nguyen Bang)

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Chief of the Standing Agency of the National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences (Office 701) attended the ceremony.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam speaking at the ceremony. (photo: Nguyen Bang)

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam emphasised the importance of establishing the NACCET. He also said that like many in other countries, environmental protection had been neglected for a while. He asked the centre leaders to focus on human resources and technology investment, while also calling on international organisations to support Vietnam on the issue.

At the ceremony. (photo: Nguyen Bang)

The NACCET will also carry out research and technology transfer to help overcome post war consequences of toxic chemicals, handling pollution of toxic chemicals, hazardous substances, and toxic chemical incidents treatment.

It will be responsible for running programmes and working plans on overcoming post war consequences of toxic chemicals, as well as treating toxic chemicals, hazardous substances and overcoming incidents of toxic chemicals.

Delegates in a joint photo. (photo: Nguyen Bang)

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of National Defence to be responsible for NACCET’s activities.