March 15, 2012
The MOE of Japan held the above mentioned meeting with the Institute of Science for Environmental Management, the Vietnam Environment Administration (ISEM-VEA), the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on March 5th, 2012, in Tokyo (venue: MOE Japan and Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center).
- Results of the joint policy research of FY2011 were reported from both the Japanese side and Vietnamese side. The Vietnamese side also reported that the outputs of this Vietnam-Japan bilateral cooperation would be introduced into amendment of the Vietnamese legal system and governmental structures.
- They reconfirmed each orientation of the outputs achieved in this 3-year Vietnam-Japan cooperation in the concept of packaged policy approach consisting of "dissemination of environmental technologies", "legal system development" and "human resources development".
- They shared the common awareness that to achieve outcomes from the outputs of this bilateral cooperation, ongoing efforts in all Vietnamese stakeholders were fundamental.
- They confirmed completion of Vietnam-Japan bilateral cooperation and agreed to maintain continuous exchange.