PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry at their meeting in Hanoi on September 9 (Photo: VNA)The host leader shared his guest’s view that the two countries’comprehensive partnership is increasingly substantive and stable on the basisof respect for each other’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity,and political regimes.
He spoke highly of US President Joe Biden and Special EnvoyKerry’s efforts to help with global endeavours to improve the awareness of and actionsin climate change response.
Highlighting Vietnam’s great potential for developing renewableenergy, PM Chinh called for the US’s assistance for the country in this field.
He said climate change is a global issue needing global andpeople-centred solutions while just energy transition is required. Meanwhile, Vietnamis taking strong measures to promote green growth and climate change response.
Calling for the US’s support for Vietnam in the areas, theGovernment leader asked the North American country to help encourageorganisations to assist Vietnam through concrete programmes and projects suchas those on preventing subsidence caused by climate change in the Mekong Deltaand boosting energy transition.
For his part, Kerry said the US consistently attaches importanceto relations with Vietnam; supports the latter to play a proactive role in theregion and respond to international issues, including climate change; andhighly values Vietnam’s commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
The US will continue enhancing cooperation with and assistancefor developing countries, including Vietnam, to cope with climate change,especially in the development of clean energy and sustainable infrastructure, andthe smart management of water resources and other resources in the ecosystem,he went on.
The Special Envoy affirmed that as a long-standing friend ofVietnam, he will support the continued reinforcement of ties with the countryin realising the commitments made at the 26th United Nations ClimateChange Conference (COP26) as well as coming meetings of the parties to the UN FrameworkConvention on Climate Change./.
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