NA Chairman hails UN organs’ effective support for Vietnam
Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh
Hue spoke highly of the United Nations organs’ active and effective support for
the Vietnamese legislature while meeting with UN Secretary-General António
Guterres in Hanoi on October 22.
NA Chairman Hue thanked the UN for providing Vietnam with 61.7
million vaccine doses and medical equipment via COVAX Facility, which he said,
has been instrumental in the country’s economic recovery and development after
putting the pandemic under control.
He said after the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development was
adopted, the Vietnamese NA is one of the first law-making bodies globally to
concretise and institutionalise all policy frameworks of sustainable
development into the legal system, 5-year and 10-year development strategies.
Vietnam has been consistent with the policy of sustainable and inclusive
development so that no one will be left behind, he said.
On the occasion, he suggested the UN continue promoting
connectivity between the Vietnamese NA and the UN’s activities, between the UN organs
and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and other relevant multilateral
mechanisms.
Vietnam always supports global efforts, especially those made by
the UN, to uphold priority in climate change response, he said, adding that Vietnam
proposes UN agencies join hands with the Vietnamese NA’s bodies to hold dialogues on
energy transition.
With its greater and more important role in cooperation in
national energy transformation in a fair and sustainable manner, the UN is
expected to help countries like Vietnam save technology and secure financial
resources to ensure balance in benefits and costs of the State, people and
businesses in the energy transition process, Hue said.
According to him, with its own mechanisms, the UN could take the
lead in shaping and promoting international cooperation frameworks to
strengthen collaboration in energy transition and digital transformation.
The Vietnamese legislature is focusing efforts on these two
challenges to issue appropriate institutional frameworks, take advantage of
opportunities and overcome difficulties to ensure development, he said.
Guterres, for his part, hailed Vietnam as one of the dynamic and
active members of the UN. Vietnam's dedication to the UN has contributed to
bridging the gap between rich and poor countries.
Vietnam and the Vietnamese people could feel completely proud as
their voices are respected by all countries, the guest said.
He wished that Vietnam and the UN would continue standing side
by side together to create equality in economic development, prevent the gap
between developed and developing countries from widening.
The UN always offers support to Vietnam, including realising its
commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, energy transition, digital
transformation and cyber security which are also issues of the UN’s concern, he
said.
On global issues of shared concern, both sides highlighted a need to maintain peace, stability, security, maritime and aviation safety and freedom in the East Sea while peacefully settling disputes in line with international law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The same day, the UN Secretary-General visited and held a
working session with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Vietnam
Meteorological and Hydrological Administration.
He said in the next five years, the UN will strive to establish
a disaster warning alliance system with countries. With its experience, Vietnam
could play an important role in this regard./.