Vietnam, France promote cooperation in green, circular economy
Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has highly valued initiatives of France’s Bureau Veritas company in building a sustainable future in Vietnam and the world at large.
Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha meets leaders of Bureau Veritas. (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) – Vietnamese Minister ofNatural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has highly valued initiatives ofFrance’s Bureau Veritas company in building a sustainable future in Vietnam andthe world at large.
The minister made the praise at a recent meeting with leaders of BureauVeritas, where the two sides discussed solutions to respond tochallenges caused by climate change and reduce carbon emissions in Vietnam by2050.
The meeting took place within the framework of PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh’s trip for attending the 26th United Nations ClimateChange Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, a working visit to the UK and anofficial visit to France.
Ha said Vietnam has chosen a sustainable and positiveapproach, towards the green and circular economy.
The two sides sought ways to boost strategic cooperationfor sustainable development, and exchanged views on challenges facing Vietnamon its path towards the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.
The company's leaders expressed their hope forcooperation opportunities with the Vietnamese Government in fulfilling thetarget of cutting carbon emissions.
Established in 1828, Bureau Veritas is global leaderin Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) services.
The company has carried out investment projects in Vietnam over the past 25 years. It now employs more than 1,000 employees and has 10 offices and labs in the Southeast Asian country./.
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Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha meets leaders of Bureau Veritas. (Photo: VNA) 
