PM’s attendance at COP28, Turkey visit look towards sustainable development: Deputy FM

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at COP26. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh will announce Vietnam’s new initiatives and commitments at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in joint efforts against climate change,said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet.

In an interview granted to the press ahead of the PM’strip to attend the World Climate Action Summit (WCAS) within COP28, holdbilateral activities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and pay an officialvisit to Turkey from November 29 to December 3, Viet stressed the significanceof the summit in the context that climate change remains the biggest challengeand the greatest public concern globally this year.

Therefore, Vietnam hopes that COP28 will reaptangible outcomes, especially in the areas of top concern, according to theofficial.

Viet elaborated that the participating countries areexpected to take stronger measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions andembark on sustainable, just energy transition.

Developed countries should fulfill their commitments,especially to financial support and technology transfer to developing nationsin this process, he continued, adding that the conference is expected to putforth a clear, feasible global adaptation target framework.

The Loss and Damage Fund should be put in place soon for a new, larger financial source in support of developing countries andothers most severely affected by climate change, he said.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet. (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

For Vietnam, after the PM announced the country’scommitments to net zero emissions by 2050 at COP26, which was held in the UK in2021, the government and ministries, agencies, and localities have takendrastic, specific actions to achieve the goal, Viet noted, taking the examplesof the approval of National Power Development Plan VIII, and the country’sjoining the political declaration on the Just Energy Transition Partnership(JETP) in order to attract resources to its just energy transition.

Asked about Chinh’s Turkey visit and bilateral activitiesin the UAE, the Deputy FM said they are of special importance as Vietnam is celebratingthe 45th anniversary of its diplomatic ties with Turkey, and the 30th anniversary of its diplomatic ties with the UAE.

This is also the first official visit by aVietnamese PM to Turkey, Viet emphasised.

The trip is expected to contribute to consolidatingpolitical trust and creating new, breakthrough momentum for cooperation betweenVietnam and Turkey and the UAE in all fields, from economy, trade andinvestment to new areas like innovation, science-technology and energy.

It will also help implement Vietnam’s foreign policyof independence, self-reliance, and multilateralisation and diversification of foreignrelations, the official said.

This is the PM's second visit to the Middle East withintwo months, following his attendance at ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council(ASEAN-GCC) summit and bilateral activities in Saudi Arabia in October,reflecting Vietnam's clear interest in promoting multifaceted cooperation withthe region, he went on.

Apart from meetings with high-ranking leaders andpoliticians from other countries, the PM will attend and deliver speeches at businessforums and seminars, and receive representatives from leading enterprises, corporations,and investment funds of Turkey and the UAE, thereby facilitating Vietnameseexports, attracting new, high-quality investment flows, and expanding collaborationin new fields, towards the goal of sustainable development, Viet said./.

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