Vietnam Joins Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee’s Session on Plastic Waste
A delegation of Vietnamese negotiators joined those from 176 countries around the world at the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) on plastic waste in Canada on April 23, to work towards finalizing an agreement on a global treaty to eliminate plastic pollution by the end of this year, local media said.
At the event, Director of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s International Cooperation Department Le Ngoc Tuan, head of the Vietnamese delegation, stated that Vietnam supports the current approach to tackling plastic pollution. However, he noted that in order to prepare for negotiations in this session and the next one, specific assessments of future impacts when participating in the agreement are necessary.
Mr. Tuan stressed that He noted that a legally binding global agreement to address plastic pollution will help member countries develop actions to reduce plastic pollution and collectively address environmental challenges.