Vietnam PM to Attend Climate Change Conference in Paris

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Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will participate in the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris from November 30 to December 1 at the invitation of French President Francois Hollande. The Prime Minister is also visiting Belgium and the European Union on December 2 as guest of his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel and European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker. The visits are expected to beef up the cooperation between Vietnam and the European partners. Vietnam and the 28-member EU established diplomatic relations in 1990. The country also set up strategic partnership with six EU members, namely the UK, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, France and Italy. (Vietnamplus.vn Nov 25)