Belgian parliamentarian André Flahaut presents gifts to AO victims in Vietnam
Belgian parliamentarian André Flahaut on November 30 handed over to the Vietnamese Embassy in Brussels four wheelchairs and four walkers as gifts to Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) victims in the central province of Quang Tri.
Belgian parliamentarian André Flahaut (middle), Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao (R) and Tran To Nga, an oversea Vietnamese in France and an AO victim at the ceremony to hand over the gifts (Photo: VNA)
Brussels (VNA) - Belgian parliamentarian AndréFlahaut on November 30 handed over to the Vietnamese Embassy in Brussels fourwheelchairs and four walkers as gifts to Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) victims inthe central province of Quang Tri.
Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao thanked Flahaut for the warmsentiments that he and the group of Belgian parliamentarians sponsoring a resolution on support for Vietnamese AO victims approved by the Belgian parliament in October, have shown towardsVietnamese AO victims.
The diplomat highly appreciated the efforts andcontributions that Flahaut has made, together with other parliamentarians,organisations and individuals in Belgium as well as international friends, toassist AO victims in Vietnam.
For his part, Flahaut affirmed that he will exertevery effort to bring good things to AO victims in Vietnam with the hope that theywill have a better life.
The Belgian lawmaker showed his delight at the growing tiesbetween Belgium and Vietnam over the years with many high-ranking visits, mostrecently the Belgium visit by Vietnamese National Assembly Vice Chairman TranThanh Man.
Flahaut used to be President of the Belgian Chamberof Representatives. In December 2021, he submitted to the Belgian parliament aresolution on supporting AO victims in Vietnam, which was approved by the BelgianChamber of Representatives on October 5 with 100% approval votes. The Belgian parliament is the first parliament in the world to adopt a resolution supporting AO victims./.
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Belgian parliamentarian André Flahaut (middle), Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao (R) and Tran To Nga, an oversea Vietnamese in France and an AO victim at the ceremony to hand over the gifts (Photo: VNA) 
