Korean counsellor honoured with environment insignia
(VOV) - Counsellor of the Republic of Korea’s Embassy in Vietnam Woo Jun Sohn, was awarded the insignia “For the Cause of Natural Resources and Environment” at a ceremony in Hanoi on February 13.
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Manh Hien praised Woo for his role in fostering bilateral relations especially in the field of land management.
Starting his work in Vietnam in 2010, Woo Jun Sohn has helped to create links between Korean land management agencies and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, resulting in two ministerial memoranda of understanding for cooperation in environment and land data infrastructure building.
He also served as stint as in bringing about a cooperation MoU between the Land Polity Bureau under the RoK Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements and the Korea Association of Property Appraisers and the General Department of Land Administration of Vietnam.
The counsellor pledged his best efforts to further strengthen cooperation between the two nations.