Minister of Industry and Trade apologizes for 'blue-plate car entering airport to pick up relatives'

On January 8, Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh signed a document sent to the press regarding the incident in which the Ministry's Office used a public car to pick up the Minister's family members at Noi Bai airport on January 4.

Mr. Tran Tuan Anh said that because he had to be treated intensively at the Cardiovascular Department, Bach Mai Hospital at the request of the Central Health Protection Committee, he could only officially respond today.

Minister Tran Tuan Anh. Photo:National Assembly Press Center.

"As the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and as a related family member, I would like to apologize to the public for letting this incident happen," said Mr. Tran Tuan Anh.

The leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and their families also apologized to all passengers on flight VN262 on the evening of January 4. "In particular, I would like to apologize to the people, leaders of the Party, the State and colleagues in the industry and trade sector. I consider this a profound lesson for myself, my family and the Ministry," the document emphasized.

Mr. Tran Tuan Anh said he has reported the incident to superiors and will review and re-examine the entire incident to ensure that similar cases do not recur.

Previously, on January 3, the Office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade sent a document to the Northern Airport Authority.and related units on welcoming and seeing off Minister Tran Tuan Anh.

This unit said that the Minister of Industry and Trade will go on a business trip to Ho Chi Minh City and return to Hanoi at 5:00 p.m. on January 4 on flight VN262.

Therefore, the Office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade requests the Northern Airports Authority and relevant units to facilitate the reception of Minister Tran Tuan Anh at the aircraft parking lot and VIP A terminal.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Information Portal, on January 4, Mr. Tran Tuan Anh had two working schedules: receiving Lao Minister of Energy and Mines Khammany Inthirath and handing over the decision to appoint the Director of the Trade Defense Department to Mr. Le Trieu Dung.

Mr. Tran Hoai Phuong, Director of Northern Airport Authoritysaid that the unit has issued an airport security control card to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for a period of one year. "The issuance of the card is in accordance with regulations, but how to use this card belongs to the Ministry of Industry and Trade," Mr. Phuong affirmed.