Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung (C) addressé the online High-level Dialogue (Source: vov.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam, performing its roles as the ASEAN Chair in 2020and a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, will continue boostingcooperation in sustainable development for the goal of building a cohesive andresponsive ASEAN, towards the realisation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, aGovernment official has affirmed.
Addressing the fourth High-level Dialogueon Complementarities between the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the United Nations2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development on June 4, Deputy Foreign MinisterNguyen Quoc Dung proposed several orientations to effectively carry out thecomplementary roadmap during 2020-2025 by putting the people at the centre inpolicy-making and carrying out sustainable development programmes and projects.
Dung, who is head of the ASEAN SeniorOfficials' Meeting (SOM) of Vietnam, stressed the importance of intensifyingtechnology application in promoting sustainable development, policy-making, aswell as national and regional sustainable development strategies; maintainingeconomic integration; resume supply chains and foster intra-bloc trade andinvestment.
He affirmed that Vietnam has activelystepped up joint efforts among ASEAN in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Challenges such as gender inequality,poverty, food security, climate change and digital gap are a “test” for coredevelopment values to ensure the self-reliance, cohesiveness, responsiveness,and sustainable development of each country and the whole world, he added.
Delegates said that sustainable developmentremains a priority in regional and international cooperation agendas,especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
They proposed orientations to effectivelycarry out the complementary roadmap during 2020-2025 in the five main fields:poverty reduction, infrastructure and connectivity, sustainable management ofnatural resources, sustainable production and consumption, and self-reliance.
The dialogue has been held annually byThailand – ASEAN coordinator for sustainable development, and the UnitedNations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) since2017./.
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