Vietnam and the Netherlands agreed to cooperate more closely on climatechange, water management, agriculture, energy, and marine-based economicactivities, including logistics and shipbuilding.
Thisagreement was reached between Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai andthe Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in The Hague, the Netherlands, onSeptember 22.
Built on their strategic partnership onsustainable agriculture and food security established this June,bilateral ties will encompass the exchange of visits at different levelsand scientific-technological cooperation between numerous localities.
The Dutch government and businesses were keen to fostercomprehensive collaboration with Vietnam and back the country’s effortsto enhance ties with the European Union, Rutte said.
Deputy PMHai, in turn, made it clear that Vietnam had always wished for closerties with the Netherlands, considering it one of its top partners inEurope.
Both host and guest agreed to hold cultural exchangesmore frequently, with Rutte praising the annual “Vietnam Days in theNetherlands”.
Since the strategic partnership on climatechange response and water management was set up in 2010, Vietnam and theNetherlands have seen their efforts bear fruit, they noted.
That same day, Hai and the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and theEnvironment Melanie Schultz co-chaired the fourth meeting of theInter-Governmental Committee on Climate Change and Water Management.
Looking into the Mekong Delta plan, they pledged to accelerate theimplementation of priority projects and call for foreign funding alongthe way.
In 2015, the committee will focus on a set ofsustainable and climate-proof urban management practices, and conductresearch on retaining water in the Mekong Delta.
On the occasion, both sides discussed the details of a water resources master plan for the Red River basin.
At the end of the meeting, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources andEnvironment Nguyen Thai Lai and Minister Schultz signed a memorandum ofunderstanding on the master plan.
The fifth meeting of this kind will take place in Hanoi next year.
During his September 22-24 visit, Hai is due to meet Mayor ofAmsterdam E.E. Van der Laan to officiate the “Vietnam Days in theNetherlands” and the Vietnam-Netherlands economic cooperation forum.-VNA
Thisagreement was reached between Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai andthe Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in The Hague, the Netherlands, onSeptember 22.
Built on their strategic partnership onsustainable agriculture and food security established this June,bilateral ties will encompass the exchange of visits at different levelsand scientific-technological cooperation between numerous localities.
The Dutch government and businesses were keen to fostercomprehensive collaboration with Vietnam and back the country’s effortsto enhance ties with the European Union, Rutte said.
Deputy PMHai, in turn, made it clear that Vietnam had always wished for closerties with the Netherlands, considering it one of its top partners inEurope.
Both host and guest agreed to hold cultural exchangesmore frequently, with Rutte praising the annual “Vietnam Days in theNetherlands”.
Since the strategic partnership on climatechange response and water management was set up in 2010, Vietnam and theNetherlands have seen their efforts bear fruit, they noted.
That same day, Hai and the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and theEnvironment Melanie Schultz co-chaired the fourth meeting of theInter-Governmental Committee on Climate Change and Water Management.
Looking into the Mekong Delta plan, they pledged to accelerate theimplementation of priority projects and call for foreign funding alongthe way.
In 2015, the committee will focus on a set ofsustainable and climate-proof urban management practices, and conductresearch on retaining water in the Mekong Delta.
On the occasion, both sides discussed the details of a water resources master plan for the Red River basin.
At the end of the meeting, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources andEnvironment Nguyen Thai Lai and Minister Schultz signed a memorandum ofunderstanding on the master plan.
The fifth meeting of this kind will take place in Hanoi next year.
During his September 22-24 visit, Hai is due to meet Mayor ofAmsterdam E.E. Van der Laan to officiate the “Vietnam Days in theNetherlands” and the Vietnam-Netherlands economic cooperation forum.-VNA
