(VNF) - Vice President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) Don Tuan Phong received a US delegation led by Chairman of the US Foundation for Humanity (FFH) Rennie Davis in Hanoi on August 15^th.

Vice President Don Tuan Phong (fourth from the right) with the US delegation (Source: Dai Son)

At the meeting, Vice President Don Tuan Phong stressed that the visit have further strengthen the friendship between the two peoples and reinforce the Vietnam-US ties, especially after the visit of President Obama in May.

Vice President Phong hailed the foundation’s initiatives aiming to heal the scars of war via friendship exchanges and medical supply for Vietnamese AO victims.

He suggested US activists call on the US Government to pay more heed to decontaminating “environmental hot spots” in Vietnam and supporting local Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims.

He also voiced his hope to receive more assistance from international friends in handling the lingering effects of the war in Vietnam.

Mr. Rennie Davis, in reply, said his visit is due to study potential for cooperation with Vietnam in realizing the “Vietnam-US Initiative” which covers activities to help AO victims in the central city of Da Nang, along with preparing for an exchange programme between the two countries’ people scheduled for October 2017.

He pledged to carry out more activities to help Vietnamese AO victims and contribute to enhancing people-to-people exchange between the two countries./.

Minh Phuong