(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Monday suggested the UN and its Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) carry forward their strengths to support member countries, including Vietnam, in socio-economic development policy making and enforcement.
 Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Secretary of the ESCAP Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana in Hanoi on July 3, 2023. (photo: dangcongsan.vn) |
At a reception for Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Secretary of the ESCAP Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana in Hanoi, the PM affirmed that Vietnam highly values the role of the UN in promoting multilateral cooperation to address global issues.
Vietnam attaches importance to efforts in promoting an environment of peace, cooperation and development in the world, and is resolved to protect the nature and the environment, said Mr. Chinh.
The UN official expressed her belief that Vietnam will successfully achieve its socio-economic development goals and set an example for many other countries. She also commended Vietnam's efforts and commitments in implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), coping with climate change, materialising the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) and digital transformation, among other fields.
She pledged that the ESCAP and other UN organisations are ready to support Vietnam in accelerating the fulfillment of the SDGs, preparing to join the 2023 SDG Summit to be organised by the UN Secretary-General in New York in September, just energy transition, climate change response, and digital transformation.