(PLO)- United Nations Deputy Secretary-General cum Executive Secretary of ESCAP highly appreciated Vietnam’s very important achievements.
On the afternoon of July 3, at the Government Headquarters, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP, who is on an official visit to Vietnam.
Appreciating the significance of Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana’s visit to Vietnam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam attaches great importance to the role of the United Nations in promoting multilateral cooperation to solve global problems. requirements as well as the important contributions of ESCAP to socio-economic development in the Asia-Pacific region since its establishment more than 75 years ago.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, UN Under-Secretary-General and ESCAP Executive Secretary – Photo: VGP. |
The Prime Minister said that Vietnam is building and developing the country based on three pillars: building a socialist rule of law state, socialist democracy and a socially oriented market economy. tenet.
Promote three strategic breakthroughs in institutions, human resources and infrastructure. Along with that, Vietnam builds an independent and self-reliant economy associated with proactive and active international integration that is extensive, comprehensive, substantive and effective.
In that process, Vietnam takes people as the center, subjects, goals, motivations and resources of development; do not trade progress, social justice and environment for economic growth; affirming that Vietnam attaches great importance to efforts to promote an environment of peace, cooperation and development in the world; determined to develop people, protect nature and living environment.
The Prime Minister suggested that the United Nations in general and ESCAP in particular continue to promote their strengths to support member countries, including Vietnam, in planning and implementing socio-economic development policies.
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP highly appreciated Vietnam’s very important achievements in socio-economic development and recovery from the COVID-19 epidemic in a sustainable way as well as the Vietnam’s active and effective contributions to the United Nations in general and ESCAP in particular.
Highlighting Vietnam’s efforts and commitments in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), responding to climate change, implementing the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), transforming change number….;
We believe that Vietnam will fulfill its socio-economic development goals and become a model that can share experiences with many other countries. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana affirmed that ESCAP and UN organizations are ready to support Vietnam in accelerating the implementation of the SDGs, preparing to participate in the SDG Summit organized by the United Nations Secretary-General in September. 9-2023 in New York, equitable energy transition, climate change adaptation, digital transformation.
Regarding the current world situation and context, the two sides shared concerns about the negative impacts of global challenges such as conflicts, climate change, inflation… Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized strong global issues and affect the entire population, so it is necessary to have a global, all-people approach; especially to ensure fairness and justice.
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations also emphasized the importance of international cooperation and a whole-of-government and society-wide approach in dealing with these challenges.
ESCAP is one of five Regional Economic and Social Committees, under the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), tasked by ECOSOC as a “Socio-Economic Development Center of Asia-Pacific region”.
ESCAP has relations with Vietnam right after our country’s unification and has provided technical support to most economic and social sectors; The current focus of ESCAP’s activities is also in line with the concerns of our Government.
Vietnam was elected to 2 ESCAP Regional Center Executive Councils
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