Vietnam hopes for UN Secretary-General's help in climate action: PM letter
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and handed over a letter from Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to him, responding to his proposal on establishing Vietnam-UN cooperation in climate change response, and sharing Vietnam's efforts to realise commitments at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference.
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang (L) hands over a letter from Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative ofVietnam to the United Nations (UN), has met UN Secretary-General AntonioGuterres and handed over a letter from Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to him, respondingto his proposal on establishing Vietnam-UN cooperation in climate change response,and sharing Vietnam's efforts to realise commitments at the 26th UN ClimateChange Conference.
In his letter, PM Chinh also thanked the UNas well as the Secretary-General himself for support to Vietnam, including theestablishment of the partnership with the Group of Seven (G7) on energytransition.
Guterres spoke highly of Vietnam's efforts and expressed his understanding of the challenges Vietnam and other developing countries are facing in the response to climate change.
He emphasised that the UN and he personally will continue tosupport Vietnam in this process.
At the meeting, Ambassador Giang thanked the UN for its valuable support to Vietnam in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals andclimate change response, including its commitment to net zero emissions by2050.
Despite many challenges, Vietnam will strive to fully realiseits commitments through swift and comprehensive measures, for the benefit ofthe Vietnamese people, he said, stressing the need to address socio-economicchallenges to achieve sustainable energy transition.
He reiterated President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's invitation to theUN Secretary-General to visit Vietnam this year on the occasion of 45 years ofVietnam-UN relations. The Secretary-General accepted the invitation andaffirmed that he will arrange the visit as soon as possible./.
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The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
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The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
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Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Cuong highlighted ASEAN’s nearly six decades of development, during which the region transformed from division to harmony, from confrontation to cooperation, and from poverty to dynamic growth, becoming a global bright spot for regional cooperation.
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang (L) hands over a letter from Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (Photo: VNA) 
