Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga

Vietnam was “very disappointed” with the European Parliament’s recent resolution about its human rights and religious freedom status, foreign affairs department’s spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga said last Friday.

“Human beings are the target as well as the driving force of Vietnam’s establishment and development.”

Nga said approving the solution was an act against the benefits of the relationship between Vietnam and the European Union and has displeased Vietnamese citizens.

While the European Committee’s representatives are in Hanoi for negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement, the European Parliament has proposed a binding clause on human rights and democracy be incorporated into current discussions on new cooperation agreements with Vietnam.

Source: Tuoi Tre