Illustrative image (Source: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn) NguyenDuc Minh, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, made theremark in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency ahead of Ha’s trip to Japan to attend the AZEC Ministerial Meeting onMarch 3 and 4.
The meeting, held at the initiative of Japanese PMKishida Fumio, is the first ministerial event among Japan, Southeas Asiancountries, and Australia to discuss measures for supporting renewable energy developmentand use and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Minh noted that Vietnam is one of the countries hardest hit by climate change. Serving as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment,Deputy PM Ha has taken part in the establishment of Vietnam’s strategicpartnership with Japan and also voiced support for the Japanese Government’sinitiatives towards the goal of net zero emissions.
Nguyen Duc Minh, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan (Photo: VNA) Vietnam and Japan have also signed a cooperation plan on climatechange toward carbon neutrality by 2050, he noted, adding that the plan isimportant to the implementation of the Vietnamese and Japanese PMs’ commitments announced at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in 2021.
Bilateral collaboration in environmental and climate change issueshas recorded enormous attainments and positive effects. However, much needs tobe done to deal with these global challenges, and the countries’ partnershipwill continue playing an important role in the efforts to achieve sustainabledevelopment, Minh added./.
VNA
