Nguyen Ba Thuy, Deputy Director of the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting of Vietnam, speaks at the 23rd meeting of the UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and Law of the Sea. (Photo: VNA) The meeting, themed “New Maritime Technologies: Challengesand Opportunities”, is taking place from June 5 to 9 with the participation ofnearly 100 representatives of UN member states and international organisations.
In her remarks, Minister Counsellor Le Thi Minh Thoa, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, said Vietnam, whichproposed the theme for the event, is fully aware of the importance ofreforming, applying, and transferring maritime technologies to supportingsustainable maritime economic development, and minimising climate changeimpacts on coastal countries.
Stressing the crucial role of regional and internationalcooperation in developing and applying maritime technologies, she recommendedcountries promote the development and transfer of maritime science andtechnologies in fair and reasonable terms and conditions, in conformity withthe 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The diplomat called for favourable conditions for developingcountries to access advanced maritime technologies in preferential terms,adding that the application of those technologies needs to comply with UNCLOS –the comprehensive legal framework regulating all sea and ocean related activities.
On this occasion, Thoa highlighted Vietnam’s achievements inimplementing the national strategy for sustainable maritime economicdevelopment by 2030, with a vision to 2045, and the national strategy onclimate change by 2050, especially the application of maritime technologies tooil and gas exploration and exploitation, fishing, sea transportation, andhydro-meteorological forecasting.
At the meeting, Nguyen Ba Thuy, Deputy Director of theNational Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, presented a report on thesituation of marine hydro-meteorological monitoring and forecasting in Vietnam.
He also proposed some fields for strengthening internationalcooperation in to create conditions for developing countries to access newmaritime technologies, including monitoring devices and forecasting technologies,to help with sustainable maritime economic development.
The IPC23 is the first among a series of sea and oceanrelated events at the UN in June, including a ceremony marking the World OceanDay (June 8), the 33rd meeting of states parties to the UNCLOS, anda meeting to adopt an international legal document on the conservation andsustainable use of biodiversity in sea areas beyond national jurisdiction./.
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