Members of a UXO detection team search for explosives in Hai Lang district, Quang Tri province (Photo: VNA) Quang Tri (VNA) – US support for the war-torn central province of Quang Tri in settling the aftermath of war is substantial and the cooperation between the two is viewed by many international experts as a model for the region and the world, an insider has said. In a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency, Nguyen Trieu Thuong, deputy head of the Quang Tri steering committee for the settlement of war-left unexploded ordnance (UXO) consequences, said that over the last 25 years, via international and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the US Government has helped the province carry out programmes and projects addressing UXO and assisting victims. The US has provided Quang Tri with over 40 million USD to date, accounting for almost 50 percent of the financial aid the province has received from international sponsors to tackle UXO. In 1995, PeaceTrees Vietnam became the first NGO from the US licenced to operate in UXO search and clearance in Vietnam, beginning an array of international cooperation activities in the field funded by the US, via such NGOs as the Mines Advisory Group, Clear… Read full this story
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