Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha presents the Friendship Medal to Dr. Michael Parsons, a policy advisor to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. (Photo: VNA)

Deputy PM Ha, who is also Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, spoke highly of Parsons’s great contributions to the natural resources and environment sector and Vietnam in general, expressing his hope that Parsons will continue to contribute his knowledge and expertise, particularly in Vietnam's priority areas such as combating plastic waste pollution, and developing green economy and circular economy.