Vietnam and U.S. discuss Agent Orange affect

Vietnam and U.S. discuss Agent Orange affect

(EXCERPT) 05.11.2003 - 12:45 HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam and America are
holding meetings this week to discuss ways to eradicate dioxin
contamination from the wartime use of Agent Orange defoliant.

The three-day meetings in the capital city were the fruit of a
landmark deal in March 2002 and come just ahead of a historic trip by
Vietnam's defence minister to Washington.

Under last year's deal, the two countries agreed to conduct joint
research on the defoliant used by American forces to deny communist
Vietnamese forces food and cover.

Dioxin is the toxic component in Agent Orange, which has been blamed
for health problems incl...

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