On 20th June, the 10th Meeting of Environment Minister between Vietnam and Korea opened in Seoul, under the co-chairmanship of Minister of Vietnam Natural Resources and Environment – Mr. Nguyen Minh Quang and Minister of Korean Environment, Mr. Yoon Seong-kyu.
This is the annual event co-organized by the two parties since the signing of The Cooperation Memorandum between the two ministries in 2004.
The conference focused on discussing, evaluating the cooperation between the two ministries in the field of environment in recent years, exchanging the ability to improve cooperation, focusing on the contents of mutual interest which have the ability to deploy in the period of 2012-2015.
The main contents is proposed to promote bilateral cooperation between Vietnam and South Korea in the near future. They consists of exchanging information and experiences; strengthening human resources in the field of natural resources and environment sector; developing technology and industrial environment; constructing environmental infrastructure construction in Vietnam; supporting Vietnam in the amendments of the Law on Environmental Protection 2005; implementing the national goal in overcoming pollution and improving the environment in Vietnam.
The strengthening of the legal framework and implementation of polluted soil and groundwater restoration activities in the period of 2012-2015; the feasible project on the environmental protection of Nhue and Day River; the management of hazardous waste; etc. have also been discussed on the conference. In addition, the two parties also discussed the cooperation potential in solving problems related to the global and regional environment such as response to climate change, green growth issues and green economic.