Vietnam’s return to UNESCO Executive Board welcomed
Paris (VNA) –
President of the 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference
Santiago Irazabal Mourao applauded Vietnam’s fifth-time election to the UNESCO
Executive Board while talking about the outcomes of the session, which wrapped
up on November 24.
Regarding the fifth time Vietnam has served as a member of
the UNESCO Executive Board, for the 2021 - 2025 tenure, he told the Vietnam News Agency that Mourao said the board welcomes the
country’s return to the UNESCO Executive Board.
He highlighted the diversity
in terms of culture, history, and views Vietnam brings about. To UNESCO, cultural diversity, ideas and debates form the basic foundation for development, and that the
country’s views will enrich debates at UNESCO forums.
Like many other countries,
Vietnam is facing a number of common challenges, but it will have its own
solutions to common issues, he noted, expressing the willingness to listen to
and learn from its experiences.
The President said the 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference was successful with the adoption of some
historic measures, decisions, and resolutions. They included two important
resolutions on the ethics of artificial intelligence and on open science./.