Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien receives Belgian Minister of State

(Bqp.vn) - Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception for André Flahaut, visiting member of the Belgian House of Representative and Minister of State in Hanoi on May 20.

Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and André Flahaut, visiting member of the Belgian House of Representative and Minister of State.

At the reception, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien highlighted outcomes of cooperation between Vietnam and Belgium in dioxin remediation. He hailed the Belgian House of Representative as the first legislature in the world to pass a resolution in support of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims in Vietnam in October 2023, helping draw attention and support from the international community to the effort.

He also expressed his hope for further collaboration in delegation exchange, training, peacekeeping, military medicine, and the settlement of war consequences.

At the reception.

For his part, the guest said the visit is to collaborate in support of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims in Vietnam. He expressed his hope to enhance cooperation with Vietnam in implementing the resolution which was passed by the Belgian House of Representative in October 2023.