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Through the eight successful editions, the VELP has become one of the reputable dialogue and policy consultation programmes between Việt Nam and the US

Minister Lan said that given the disease burden caused by tobacco, preventing and combating tobacco harm were a top priority public health issue around the world. Tobacco use is rapidly shifting from developed to developing countries, causing harmful impacts to countries, including Việt Nam.

The programme aims at mobilising and using domestic and international resources to minimise the effects of UXO on the country’s socio-economic development, ensuring safety for the people.

Deputy Foreign Minister Phạm Quang Hiệu and the UK's Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East Amanda Milling co-chaired the eighth Việt Nam-UK strategic dialogue in Hà Nội on Monday.