(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said Vietnam’s attendance at the UN climate change conference (COP26) once again affirms its commitment to cutting carbon emissions to zero by 2050, and calls for fairness and justice in climate change issues.
 PM Pham Minh Chinh (third from right) meets with Lego representatives. (Photo: VNA) |
PM Chinh made the statement during meetings with leaders of global economic groups on the sidelines of COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday.
He said as one of the countries hardest hit by climate change, Vietnam always does its best to boost green growth and cope with climate change sustainably and stably.
At a dialogue with Standard Chartered Bank, PM Chinh affirmed that the Vietnamese Government will continue creating favourable conditions for foreign investors to do business sustainably and successfully in the country, in the spirit of harmonising interests and sharing risks.
He also highlighted a message of ensuring fairness and justice in developing the green economy and in adaptation to climate change.
 PM Pham Minh Chinh (fifth from right) meets GWEC representatives. (Photo: VNA) |
Meeting the PM, a representative of GWEC and Mads Nipper, President and CEO of the wind farm group Orsted, confirmed that Vietnam has huge potential, opportunities, and competitive advantages for renewable energy development, especially wind power.
Vietnam also has an open mechanism and environment for investment, quality human resources, dynamic, creative and friendly people, and a developed logistics system, they added. These enterprises have invested billions of USD in building wind energy projects in Vietnam.
Representatives of the corporations also expressed their desire to continue making long-term investments in Vietnam and expand operations to a number of related fields such as developing power transmission and distribution networks.
Receiving CEO of Lego Niels Christiansen, PM Chinh welcomed the company’s continued expansion of investment in Vietnam and suggested that it coordinate with Vietnamese ministries, agencies and localities to choose suitable investment locations.
He said he wishes to see Lego products to be made in Vietnam soon.