Vietnam an outstanding example in implementing SDGs: Foreign MPs

Vietnam is an outstanding example in implementing sustainable development goals, Deputy Speaker of the People’s National Assembly of Algeria Monder Bouden said on September 16.
Vietnam an outstanding example in implementing SDGs: Foreign MPs ảnh 1Delegates exchange ideas on the sideline of the event. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is an outstanding examplein implementing sustainable development goals, Deputy Speaker of the People’sNational Assembly of Algeria Monder Bouden said on September 16.

Speaking to the Vietnam News Agency on the sideline of the 9th Global Conference of Youth Parliamentarians in Hanoi, hesaid that Vietnam isconsidered by international observers as a country with a good growth rate.It is predicted that Vietnam will become a high-income country and a developedcountry by 2045, he continued.

According toBouden, the conference's theme "The role of young people in promoting the realisationof sustainable development goals (SDGs) via digital transformation and innovations"was highly valued by international friends because it attracts the interest of many people and is in linewith contemporary issues. The theme highlights the need to promote the role ofyoung people in implementing the United Nations SDGs via digitaltransformation, innovation, and entrepreneurship, he said.

Fikile Masiko, a member of South Africa’s Parliament, saidthat digital transformation, especially for young people, is always a toppriority for her country.

South Africa and its Parliament alwaysencourage and create the best possible educational conditions to attract youngpeople to participate in digital transformation as well as keep up with globaltrends, she added.

Sharing the same view, Belgian parliamentarian WouterVermeersh spoke highly of the conference's theme as young people are especiallyinterested in new technology, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and creative startups. The conference will contribute to connecting youngpeople and young parliamentarians in these fields, he said.

Regarding the third session on promoting respect forcultural diversity in support of sustainable development, Nguyen Thi Ha, aVietnamese delegate, said culture is an important factor for countries torealise sustainable development goals, adding that it is also identified as one of the elementsthat decide the strength and position of each country in theinternational arena.

Vietnam's inclusion of cultural and human issues in sustainabledevelopment at this conference has shown the viewpoint of the Party and State of putting culture on par with economics, politics, and society and, developingculture and people is to meet the requirements of sustainable development of thecountry, she noted.

At this session, parliamentarians exchanged views andexperiences in promoting the development of each country's culture and people./.

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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam (L) receives Chen Gang, member of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Secretary of the CPC Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Photo: VNA)

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Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at their meeting in Istanbul on April 16, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

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Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man speaks at the general debate of the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152) in Türkiye on April 16, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

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Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man speaks at the policy dialogue aimed at promoting Vietnam–Türkiye cooperation (Photo: VNA)

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Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man (R) presents a commemorative gift to Chairman of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili during their meeting in Istanbul on April 16, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

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Prime Minister Le Minh Hung (C, first row) and representatives from 52 leading US enterprises (Photo: VNA)

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Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra (R) receives President and CEO of Japan’s erex Co., Ltd. Honna Hitoshi (Photo: VGP)

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☕ Afternoon briefing on April 16

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 16

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President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Jae Myung (Photo: Yonhap)

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Prime Minister Le Minh Hung holds phone talks with his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong on April 16. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese Prime Minister holds phone talks with Singaporean counterpart

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☀️ Morning digest on April 16

☀️ Morning digest on April 16

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Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man and other heads of delegations at the opening ceremony of the IPU-152 in Istanbul on April 15 (Photo: VNA)

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