PM hails Japanese experts’ idea for water pollution treatment
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailed the water pollution treatment idea suggested by Japanese environmental experts while receiving them in Hanoi on April 11.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives Tadashi Yamamura, who leads the delegation of Japanese environmental experts, in Hanoi on April 11 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailedthe water pollution treatment idea suggested by Japanese environmental expertswhile receiving them in Hanoi on April 11.
Welcoming the delegation, PM Phuc said Vietnampays special attention to the environment and considers this a big issue innational development.
The aspects mentioned by the delegation duringthis visit are practical for Vietnam, he said, expressing his hope that theirtrip will help strengthen the friendship and cooperation between the twocountries.
Dr. Tadashi Yamamura, an environmentalspecialist of the United Nations who leads the delegation, highlighted theJapanese side plans to install modern equipment using bio-nanotechnology on thebed of the To Lich River in Hanoi to help clean up this waterway.
He added they have made consideration in twoyears before proposing this idea, voicing his belief that the technology willusefully assist Vietnam in wastewater treatment.
Valuing the Japanese side’s technology, PM Phucsaid the two countries are strategic partners in many fields with bilateralrelations flourishing in multiple spheres, and wastewater treatment is a highlypotential cooperation area.
He welcomed the Japanese side’s proposal ofsponsoring the pilot treatment of water pollution on part of the To Lich Riverand the West Lake by using new technologies, and described this as a good ideathat matches the Vietnamese Party and Government’s policy on promotingenvironmental protection in the national industrialisation and modernisation.
The Government leader also appreciated theirmobilisation of funding from private sources for this idea’s realisation.
He asked the Japanese experts and theJapan-Vietnam environmental improvement joint stock company (JVE) to work withthe Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Hanoi People’sCommittee to decide on the implementation.
PM Phuc expressed his belief that with itsexperience, the Japanese side will be successful in the wastewater treatment inHanoi, adding that it will be a good example in this field for other localitiesto follow.-VNA
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives Tadashi Yamamura, who leads the delegation of Japanese environmental experts, in Hanoi on April 11 (Photo: VNA) 
