Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the government leaders of the UK, Germany and Croatia in Glasgow on November 1 evening (London time) on the sidelines of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (R) welcomes Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the COP 26 (Photo: VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with UN
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the government leaders of the UK,
Germany and Croatia in Glasgow on November 1 evening (London time) on the
sidelines of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).
Meeting with the UN Secretary-General, PM Chinh stressed that Vietnam
highly values the UN’s central role and hopes to enhance comprehensive
cooperation with the body.
Guterres applauded the country’s participation in international affairs,
including climate change response and engagement in the UN peacekeeping force,
as well as its responsible performance as a non-permanent member of the UN Security
Council during 2020 - 2021.
Talking about considerable climate change impacts on Vietnam, PM Chinh
reaffirmed the country’s strong commitment to the fight against climate change.
The UN Secretary-General spoke highly of Vietnam’s commitment at COP26 to
achieving net zero emissions, which is a meaningful contribution to the world’s
common efforts to cope with the climate crisis. He expressed the readiness to assist
the country during the transition to a green and circular economy and renewable
energy development, and to help Vietnam and other countries along the Mekong River
to deal with land erosion and saltwater intrusion, among others.
Also on late November 1, the Vietnamese leader met with British PM Boris
Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Croatian PM Andrej Plenkovic.
The leaders expressed their delight at Vietnam’s bilateral cooperation with
the European countries, whose leaders spoke highly of PM Chinh’s speech at the
COP26 and described Vietnam as a good example for the international community.
They pledged
to continue assistance for Vietnam and other countries in the Mekong River
basin to handle land erosion, saltwater intrusion, and other issues to ensure food
security and sustainable development. They said Vietnam’s commitments have
helped strengthen investors’ trust, and that they are ready to help the country
during the transition to a green and circular economy and renewable energy
development.
The leaders of the UK, Germany, and Croatia added they are willing to keep
supporting Vietnam with vaccines and medical supplies in the time ahead.
On this occasion, PM Chinh offered sincere thanks to the British,
German, and Croatian governments for providing Vietnam with vaccines./.