(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday requested ministries, sectors and localities to be well aware of the existing difficulties and propose radical solutions to ensure best results of the working sessions with the European Commission (EC) during the EC’s 5th round of inspection in October.
 Prime Minister Pham Minh chairs the conference. Photo: VOV
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PM Chinh chaired a conference to evaluate the results of combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and prepare to welcome and work with the EC inspection team. The Hanoi conference was linked with 28 coastal provinces and cities.
The Prime Minister said that after nearly one year since the 4th EC inspection last October and seven years of implementing tasks and solutions to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing to get the EC's "Yellow Card" warning lifted, progress has been made with many requirements pointed out by the EC being met. However, some work has not been completed as required, he added and urged for renewed efforts in combating IUU fishing.