Hung Yen promotes international cooperation to support Agent Orange Victims
On the morning of March 19, Comrade Nguyen Huu Nghia, Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, received and worked with a delegation from the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium led by Mr. Karl Van Den Bossche, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Belgium to Vietnam at the Provincial Party Committee’s Headquarters. The meeting drew the attendance of: Lieutenant General Nguyen Huu Chinh, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin; comrade Le Quang Hoa, Member of the Standing Board of the Provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; and leaders of several provincial departments and agencies.
Comrade Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Huu Nghia and delegates of Hung Yen province at the meeting.
Delegates from the delegation of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium.
Speaking at the meeting, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Belgium to Vietnam, Karl Van Den Bossche, informed about the results of his meeting with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 26, 2026, at the Government Headquarters. The meeting focused on Vietnam-Belgium exchange and cooperation activities, especially in the fields of economics, trade, investment, and support for addressing the consequences of Agent Orange in Vietnam through the Aquitara Fund, including the planned implementation in Hung Yen province. The Aquitara Fund aims for long-term goals of improving the quality of life by empowering and supporting families affected by Agent Orange/dioxin, helping them gradually become independent and develop their family economies, increasing their income; while also focusing on large-scale remediation of dioxin-contaminated land, and developing eco-industrial parks and renewable energy. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Belgium to Vietnam expressed his wish that the Provincial Party Secretary and leaders of Hung Yen province would pay attention to directing the relevant provincial agencies to welcome, coordinate with, and create favorable conditions for the Aquitara Fund in its implementation in Hung Yen.
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Belgium to Vietnam, Karl Van Den Bossche, speaks at the working session.
In his welcoming remarks, the Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Huu Nghia expressed his pleasure at receiving and working with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Belgium to Vietnam and the members of the delegation; and wished for the relationship between Vietnam and Belgium in general, and Hung Yen province and the Belgian Embassy in Vietnam in particular, to continue to develop. The Provincial Party Secretary highly appreciated the interest of the Kingdom of Belgium in strengthening cooperation in socio-economic development and participating in overcoming the consequences of war in Vietnam, including Hung Yen province. This demonstrates a noble gesture and contributes to strengthening friendly and effective cooperation between the two countries. The Provincial Party Secretary pledged to create favorable conditions to support and promote the implementation of initiatives and cooperation projects between organizations and businesses of the Kingdom of Belgium and functional agencies and units of the province, especially in addressing the consequences of Agent Orange after the war.
