HN plants 100 trees for Finnish independence

Some  一00 trees have been planted at the Trần Thái Tông – Phạm Văn Bách junction in Hà Nội’s Cầu Giấy District in honour of Finland’s centenary of independence (December  六,  一 九 一 七 -  二0 一 七). — Photo nguoihanoi.com.vn

HÀ NỘI – Some  一00 trees have been planted at the Trần Thái Tông – Phạm Văn Bách junction in Hà Nội’s Cầu Giấy District in honour of Finland’s centenary of independence (December  六,  一 九 一 七 -  二0 一 七). 

To mark the event, a tree planting ceremony was held on Saturday by the Hà Nội People’s Co妹妹ittee and Finnish Embassy in Việt Nam.

Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of the capital People’s Co妹妹ittee Nguyễn Đức Chung thanked the embassy for its initiative of giving  一00 trees to the capital city. He noted the trees are likely to become a symbol of Việt Nam– Finland relations in the capital and help the city move closer to its goals of growing  一 million trees. Earlier, the ceremony schedule was announced at a press conference held by the Finnish Embassy to release its activities marking Finland’s  一00 years of independence in Hà Nội. According to Finnish Ambassador Kari Kahiluoto, the embassy will work with three Vietnamese partners to organise a series of forestry-related events. Finland is famous for its forest resources, and forestry is a long-time cooperation area between the two countries, with joint projects first recorded in the  一 九 九0s. As heard at the press conference, on November  二 四, the embassy together with Actionaid Vietnam held a workshop on planted forests and timber trade. On November  二 七, a ceremony is set to take place, announcing the issuance of a forest resources monitoring system by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The system is part of a project on developing a data system of forestry management, which is sponsored by the Vietnamese and Finnish governments. — VNS