Vietnam, like all other countries in the world, always considersustainable development one of the top priorities, said State PresidentNguyen Minh Triet.
The Vietnamese Stateleader made the statement at a round-table discussion entitled“Accelerating Sustainable Development”, one of the six talks at the UNSummit on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in New York onSeptember 21 (local time).
Sharing concern withthe international community on climate change situation, includingchanges in water resources, President Triet suggested countries andinternational organisations have strategies to ensure the reasonable,effective and sustainable use of water resources because this is one ofthe vital issues for social security and the stability of each region.
“Vietnam shares Mekong river water with manyother countries, therefore it will coordinate with regional countries toexploit and use the resource in a rational way for the benefits of thepeople and the sustainable development of the countries,” he stated.
According to Triet, economic development not only means macroeconomicstability and high economic growth but also ensuring economic securityand improvement of growth quality, including investment efficiency.
At the national scale, economic development should be combinedharmoniously with implementing social equality, poverty reduction,energy-saving and environmentally-friendly production and consumption aswell as actively preventing natural disasters and coping with climatechange, he stressed.
On the global scale, toensure sustainable development, the international community shouldreshuffle the international financial and economic system which hasexposed many shortcomings, resulting the economic-financial crisis thatis affecting countries throughout the world, Triet said.
He also urged the international community to urgently address foodand energy security issues, strive for economic recovery and increaseassistance in order to minimise the impacts of the crisis on developingcountries, as well as conclude international negotiations on trade andclimate change.
The Vietnamese leader called oncountries to expand cooperation, strive for peace, effectively implementcommitments and action progrmames for sustainable development for thecommon interests of all nations as well as for the better life of futuregenerations.
Over the past ten years, Vietnam,with its relatively high economic growth, effective socio-economicpolicies and concerted efforts, has recorded numerous achievements andbeen recognised by the UN and the international community as asuccessful and leading country in implementing the MDGs in theAsia-Pacific region.
According to the latestreport of the UN Economic and Social Committee for Asia-Pacific (ESCAP),Vietnam has fulfilled 90 percent of MDGs, taking the lead inSoutheast Asia .
The country attained an annualGDP growth rate of 7.2 percent during the 2000-2010 period and itsper-capita GDP is expected to reach some 1,200 USD in 2010, tripling thefigure of ten years ago.
With these achievements,Vietnam has shifted from the group of the poorest countries to thegroup of lower middle-income countries.
Togetherwith economic development, the country has paid special attention andprioritised all resources for poverty reduction and social development./.
The Vietnamese Stateleader made the statement at a round-table discussion entitled“Accelerating Sustainable Development”, one of the six talks at the UNSummit on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in New York onSeptember 21 (local time).
Sharing concern withthe international community on climate change situation, includingchanges in water resources, President Triet suggested countries andinternational organisations have strategies to ensure the reasonable,effective and sustainable use of water resources because this is one ofthe vital issues for social security and the stability of each region.
“Vietnam shares Mekong river water with manyother countries, therefore it will coordinate with regional countries toexploit and use the resource in a rational way for the benefits of thepeople and the sustainable development of the countries,” he stated.
According to Triet, economic development not only means macroeconomicstability and high economic growth but also ensuring economic securityand improvement of growth quality, including investment efficiency.
At the national scale, economic development should be combinedharmoniously with implementing social equality, poverty reduction,energy-saving and environmentally-friendly production and consumption aswell as actively preventing natural disasters and coping with climatechange, he stressed.
On the global scale, toensure sustainable development, the international community shouldreshuffle the international financial and economic system which hasexposed many shortcomings, resulting the economic-financial crisis thatis affecting countries throughout the world, Triet said.
He also urged the international community to urgently address foodand energy security issues, strive for economic recovery and increaseassistance in order to minimise the impacts of the crisis on developingcountries, as well as conclude international negotiations on trade andclimate change.
The Vietnamese leader called oncountries to expand cooperation, strive for peace, effectively implementcommitments and action progrmames for sustainable development for thecommon interests of all nations as well as for the better life of futuregenerations.
Over the past ten years, Vietnam,with its relatively high economic growth, effective socio-economicpolicies and concerted efforts, has recorded numerous achievements andbeen recognised by the UN and the international community as asuccessful and leading country in implementing the MDGs in theAsia-Pacific region.
According to the latestreport of the UN Economic and Social Committee for Asia-Pacific (ESCAP),Vietnam has fulfilled 90 percent of MDGs, taking the lead inSoutheast Asia .
The country attained an annualGDP growth rate of 7.2 percent during the 2000-2010 period and itsper-capita GDP is expected to reach some 1,200 USD in 2010, tripling thefigure of ten years ago.
With these achievements,Vietnam has shifted from the group of the poorest countries to thegroup of lower middle-income countries.
Togetherwith economic development, the country has paid special attention andprioritised all resources for poverty reduction and social development./.
