Vietnam attaches importance to and supports the United Nations (UN)’s central role in the global administration system in order to cope with current big common challenges, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed while meeting with President of the 78th UN General Assembly (UNGA 78) Dennis Francis in New York on September 20 (local time).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) and President of the 78th UN General Assembly (UNGA 78) Dennis Francis. (Photo: VNA)
New York (VNA) – Vietnam attachesimportance to and supports the United Nations (UN)’s central role in the globaladministration system in order to cope with current big common challenges,Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed while meeting with President of the 78thUN General Assembly (UNGA 78) Dennis Francis in New York on September20 (local time).
Vietnam commits to actively contributing to major prioritiesof UNGA 78, including the consolidation of peace through enhancing trust, fosteringcooperation, easing tensions between powers, strengthening solidarity,promoting multilateralism, reforming international financial institutions towardsmore equality, and realising the sustainable development goals (SDGs), the PM stressed.
He held that a global, all-people and comprehensiveapproach is needed to tackle such challenges, and affirmed that Vietnam supportsand is resolved to implement the SDGs andrespond to climate change, particularly achieving the target of net zeroemissions by 2050.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) and President of the 78th UN General Assembly (UNGA 78) Dennis Francis. (Photo: VNA)
Chinh briefed Francis on Vietnam’s National PowerDevelopment Plan VIII, which guides the development of power plants and powergrids between 2021 and 2030, with a vision until 2050. The country will soon announce a resourcesmobilisation plan for the implementation of the Just Energy TransitionPartnership (JETP), he added.
The PM also highlighted Vietnam’s efforts inensuring rice exports, contributing to guaranteeing global food security.
For his part, Francisspoke highly of the UN-Vietnam relations, saying he isimpressed by socio-economic achievements the Southeast Asian nation hasrecorded. He highly evaluated the country's active and dynamic role, and increasing position,including its participation in UN peacekeeping operations.
Francis also commended Vietnam’s achievements in povertyreduction and national development, saying its experience in this field should be shared to the world, and spoke highly of the country’s cooperation in theSDGs implementation, climate change response and food security.
The President of UNGA 78 agreed to cooperate withVietnam to promote the compliance with the UN Charter and international law, andmultilateralism.
On this occasion, Chinh invited Francis to visitVietnam in the coming time./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on September 17 afternoon for the US to attend the high-level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, and conduct bilateral activities in the country.
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