[enviro-vlc] Vietnam, Hungary co-operate on climate change

[Vern Weitzel]

http://www.vovnews.vn/?page=126&nid=66711

Updated, 05/16/2008, 17:30 GMT

Vietnam, Hungary co-operate on climate change

On the fringe of the ongoing visit, the President of the Republic of Hungary Mr 
Laszlo Solyom attended a round-table conference on climate change in Hanoi on 
May 16.

Speaking at the conference, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai 
said that Vietnam has signed and adopted the United Nations Framework Convention 
on Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol.

Moreover, Vietnam is developing a national programme to quickly respond to 
climate change and is willing to co-operate with other countries worldwide, Mr 
Hai added.

For his part, Mr Laszlo Solyom affirmed that climate change is a global issue 
which is challenging many countries on hunger, poverty and social security and 
that governments should join hands in coping with the phenomenon.

The Hungarian leader also praised Vietnamese Government for its achievements in 
preventing the country from being severely affected by the issue and expressed 
his hope that the two countries will share experiences in this field. Hungary 
will assist Vietnam in training local climate change experts, the President said.