Vietnam bans all acts of illegal animal trade

19/11/2008 -- 9:30 PM

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s consistent position is to actively engage in the preservation of wild animals and to strictly prohibit all acts of illegal trade in wild animals, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The ministry made the remark on November 19 in reply to correspondents’ questions about Vietnam’s reaction to information that a video recording broadcast on a South African television station shows a Vietnamese Embassy staff buying rhino horn. “The Ministry has asked the Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa to verify information and has decided to recall Vu Moc Anh to explain the issue,” it said. Vietnam is a member of CITES (Convention on Illegal Trade of Endangered Species) and its policy is to strictly punish any acts of illegal trade in wild animals in accordance with both Vietnamese and internationally applicable laws, the ministry added.-Enditem
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