Belarus wishes to cooperate with Vietnam to handle solid waste

Deputy Minister Le Cong Thanh received and worked with the Ambassador of Belarus to Vietnam

Pleased to welcome Mr. Ulazdimir Baravikou to visit the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment , Deputy Minister Le Cong Thanh appreciated the long history of the Vietnam - Belarus relationship. Particularly in the field of Natural Resources and Environment, according to the Deputy Minister, the two countries need to further exploit the space and potential for bilateral cooperation.

Sincerely thanking Deputy Minister Le Cong Thanh, Ambassador of Belarus expressed his love for Vietnam's nature and environment. Mr. Ulazdimir Baravikou highly appreciated the achievements in socio -economic development that Vietnam has achieved in recent times; affirmed that Belarus treasures the good traditional friendship between the two countries and considers Vietnam a priority partner of Belarus in Southeast Asia. A special mark between the two countries is that in early 2023, Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Roman Golovchenko paid an official visit to Vietnam. Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks and discussed directions to promote bilateral relations, and agreed on many specific measures to deepen cooperation in a practical and effective manner.

Belarusian Ambassador suggests that the two sides expand cooperation in the environmental field.

Continuing that cooperation direction, on this occasion, the Ambassador of Belarus suggested that the two sides expand cooperation in the environmental field, specifically in the treatment of solid waste in urban and rural areas and industrial waste. “Belarus has its own modern technology in solid waste treatment and is ready to share it with Vietnam. Belarus has also contacted and discussed with localities such as Hanoi and the Vietnam Recycling Association to explore cooperation opportunities in this field,” said Mr. Ulazdimir Baravikou.

Delegates attending the reception and working session

Deputy Minister Le Cong Thanh highly appreciated Belarus's interest in the field of domestic solid waste treatment in Vietnam. The Deputy Minister informed that currently, Vietnam generates about 60,000 tons of domestic solid waste every day, of which urban waste accounts for about 60%.

To manage domestic solid waste, the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 has provided regulations on waste classification, collection, and treatment. Currently, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is developing technical and economic norms for solid waste treatment.

Considering the actual situation, in the condition that the urban infrastructure system is not yet synchronized; the level and capacity of management do not meet the development needs of urbanization, the pressure on domestic waste treatment is increasing; the Deputy Minister informed that Vietnam wants to implement measures to treat domestic solid waste using modern technology, meeting environmental standards to gradually replace landfill measures and outdated technology.

“Vietnam and Belarus cooperating in technology transfer in solid waste treatment is an appropriate approach to the long-term relationship between the two countries,” the Deputy Minister affirmed./.

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