Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh said that 2023 is a special year in Vietnam-Netherlands relations, marking half a century of cooperation for the benefit of the two countries and common progress in the world . In December 2022, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit opened the activities this year, concretizing and elevating the relationship between the two countries to a new level. During that visit, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the importance of cooperation in climate change adaptation and sustainable development.

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As the head of the Vietnamese natural resources and environment sector for many years and now, in his new position, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha's visit to the Netherlands this time aims at the above content as co-chair of the 8th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee on Strategic Cooperation in the Field of Climate Change and Water Management. In addition, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha made a bilateral visit with the theme of cooperation in adapting to climate change. According to Ambassador Pham Viet Anh, this is an important content, throughout the strategic cooperation between the two countries, of vital significance to Vietnam in the process of overcoming the challenges of nature in the coming decades.

During his visit to the Netherlands, in addition to the Intergovernmental Committee meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha is expected to meet and work with the President of the Senate, the President of the House of Representatives, and Government leaders, work with the Prince - Special Envoy on Climate, visit and work with the Port of Rotterdam and the Global Center for Climate Change Adaptation, work with the Netherlands International Investment Agency, and attend the Netherlands - Vietnam Business Forum in the fields of sand mining, sea encroachment, and climate change adaptation.

On this occasion, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha will attend the ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and Vietnam and declare the opening of a photo exhibition about Vietnam, opening a series of commemorative activities organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands.

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