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| Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son welcomed UN Under-Secretary-General and ESCAP Executive Secretary Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
At the invitation of Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) paid an official visit to Vietnam from July 3-6.
On the morning of July 3, at the Government Guest House, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held talks with UN Deputy Secretary-General and ESCAP Executive Secretary Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana.
At the meeting, Minister Bui Thanh Son expressed his pleasure to welcome the UN Deputy Secretary-General and ESCAP Executive Secretary on an official visit to Vietnam, affirming that the visit is of great significance in the context that the world and the region are in the middle of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and are facing significant challenges, requiring increased international cooperation.
Minister Bui Thanh Son shared with the UN Deputy Secretary-General and ESCAP Executive Secretary some major features of the situation and orientation for socio-economic development and international integration of Vietnam.
The Minister affirmed that Vietnam always perseveres in its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization, diversification, proactive and active international integration, supporting multilateralism and a world order based on international law and the United Nations Charter.
The Minister emphasized that Vietnam attaches great importance to cooperation with the United Nations in general and ESCAP in particular, and expressed gratitude for the companionship and valuable support of the United Nations as well as ESCAP for Vietnam's socio-economic development and international integration over the past decades.
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| Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and UN Under-Secretary-General and ESCAP Executive Secretary Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana held talks. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
The UN Deputy Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP expressed his best feelings for Vietnam and was impressed by the socio-economic achievements that Vietnam has achieved.
She also highly appreciated Vietnam's increasing role and position in the region and the world, welcomed Vietnam's active and effective participation and contributions to ESCAP, and affirmed that ESCAP wishes to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in the coming time.
In a sincere and open atmosphere, the two sides exchanged and appreciated the positive developments in the cooperative relationship in recent times and discussed measures to further strengthen cooperation in the coming time.
Minister Bui Thanh Son proposed that the United Nations in general and ESCAP in particular accompany and provide technical support to Vietnam in sustainable development and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP affirmed his readiness to discuss with Vietnam the possibility of organizing a National Forum on SDGs in 2024 to accelerate the implementation of the SDGs. The two sides also agreed to strengthen cooperation activities in the fields of climate change adaptation, JETP implementation, conversion to electricity and green energy for means of transport, development of green transport infrastructure, improvement of statistical capacity, digital transformation, science and technology and innovation for sustainable development, etc.
* ESCAP is one of the five regional Economic and Social Commissions under the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), entrusted by ECOSOC with the responsibility of being a "Center for Economic and Social Development of the Asia-Pacific Region", with the following functions and tasks: (i) Promote socio-economic development cooperation and strengthen cooperative relations between countries in and outside the region; (ii) Research and disseminate information on socio-economic, technical and development issues in countries in the region; (iii) Provide technical assistance to countries in the region to address issues related to socio-economic development and be responsible for coordinating the activities of United Nations agencies in the region. ESCAP has had relations with Vietnam since the country's reunification and has provided technical support to most economic and social sectors; ESCAP's current focus of activities is also in line with the interests of our Government. In the context of our country's current situation, the issues that ESCAP is concerned with are also major issues that our Government is concerned with. This unity is a favorable condition for ministries and branches to strengthen cooperation and seek the assistance of ESCAP, especially in three aspects: policy planning and socio-economic development strategies; directions and policies to remove difficulties in a specific field or issue; improving the capacity of cadres and employees through training courses and seminars organized by ESCAP in many fields such as macroeconomic policy, social issues, agricultural development, transportation, information - communication, statistics, natural disaster prevention, environmental protection... |
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