G77 and China Summit concludes, adopts Joint Statement

As a founding member of the Group, Vietnam has actively participated and contributed responsibly to the G77 agenda, contributing to solving regional and international issues.

On September 16, the G77 and China Summit concluded successfully. During the two-day conference, there were nearly 120 speeches by leaders of the G77 and China members, the UN Secretary-General and many important international organizations.

The leaders unanimously adopted the Havana Declaration on “Current Development Challenges: The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation” , reaching common understanding and consensus on a number of important contents.

First , call for the establishment of a new world economic order, strengthen the voice of Southern countries, and promote reforms of the global economic and financial governance system to be more inclusive, effective, and comprehensive.

Second , emphasize the important role of science, technology and innovation as both a driving force and a catalyst for inclusive growth, addressing the challenge of climate change and fully implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Promote an open and fair environment in science and technology development, prioritize technology transfer to developing countries, focus on digital cooperation, and narrow the digital gap.

Third, strengthen North-South cooperation in finance for development; promote South-South cooperation, tripartite models and new cooperation mechanisms in the fields of science, technology and innovation.

Notably, the Conference unanimously supported the initiative of the Cuban Presidency to make September 16 every year the Day of Science, Technology and Innovation of Southern Countries.

As a founding member of the Group, Vietnam has actively participated and contributed responsibly to the G77 agenda, contributing to solving regional and international issues and raising the voice of developing countries.

Speaking at this Summit, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha congratulated and highly appreciated the role and responsible contribution of the brotherly country of Cuba as Chair of the G77 Group and China in 2023, contributing to making the Group's agenda increasingly substantive and closely following the development requirements of Southern countries.

The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that the message of science, technology and innovation is the key to solving global challenges, the "vaccine" for global issues is international cooperation, solidarity and science and technology.

Based on Vietnam’s development experience and practices, the Deputy Prime Minister proposed important solutions to promote the building of foundations for cooperation in science, technology and innovation among Southern countries, aiming to successfully implement sustainable development goals. The Deputy Prime Minister’s speech was shared and highly appreciated by many countries.

The full text of the speech was broadcast on Cuban National Television, contributing to widely conveying Vietnam's important messages to the people of the brotherly country of Cuba.

The first G77 and China Summit was assessed to have influence on developing countries, attracting the participation of many leaders of countries and international organizations, showing the increasing interest of developing countries in Southern cooperation mechanisms, including the G77.

The conference has contributed to creating more momentum to promote cooperation among developing countries, especially in science, technology and innovation in the current new global context.

The Cuban Presidency successfully organized the Conference, contributing to enhancing its international position, mobilizing solidarity and calling for support from Southern countries in international issues.

The agenda of the Conference will contribute to the High-Level Week of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly taking place from September 19-26 in New York, USA.

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