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Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet.
Reporter: Could you please tell the Deputy Minister about the meaning, results and highlights of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's business trip?
Deputy Minister Do Hung Viet: After five days of continuous and effective activities, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation successfully concluded their business trip, achieving all set goals and tasks.
This year's COP28 is considered the largest COP Conference in history, with the large attendance of nearly 140 senior leaders and about 90.000 delegates.
First of all, the World Climate Action Summit takes place in the context of climate change continuing to cause extremely serious impacts globally. The climate system is approaching the red line, while there still exists a large gap between the commitments made by the parties and the actions implemented in reality. Therefore, this year's COP28 Conference is considered the largest COP Conference in history, with the large participation of nearly 140 senior leaders and about 90.000 delegates.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the opening ceremony of the World Climate Action Summit within the framework of COP28. Photo: TTXVN
In that context, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's direct attendance at the conference is of utmost importance, highly appreciated by the host country and the international community. The participation and contributions of the Vietnamese Delegation, especially Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaking at the World Climate Action Summit or chairing high-level multilateral events, have conveyed important information. Big message about Vietnam's viewpoints and policies on socio-economic development and international integration set out in the documents of the 25th Party Congress. This is also a specific step contributing to the implementation of Directive 2030 of the Secretariat on promoting and elevating multilateral foreign relations to XNUMX and Vietnam's major strategies, projects and plans on responding to climate change. Queen.
The participation of the Prime Minister and the Vietnamese Delegation at the conference demonstrated the role, position and stature of the country after nearly 40 years of innovation. Before international friends, we have promoted Vietnam's responsibility and commitment in participating in handling one of today's biggest global challenges, climate change. Specifically, by highlighting 12 major and comprehensive measures that Vietnam has implemented since the COP26 Conference to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while ensuring energy independence and security and the benefits of the people. as well as economic development goals. Notably, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh announced the Plan to mobilize resources for the implementation of the Fair Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), attracting high interest and commitment of support from countries, international organizations. The Vietnamese delegation also participated in a number of new multilateral cooperation initiatives to open up new and potential cooperation opportunities in the fields of energy transition and green growth.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh spoke at the World Climate Action Summit. Photo: TTXVN
For Turkey and the UAE, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's business trip takes place at a particularly meaningful time when Vietnam and Turkey celebrate 45 years of establishing diplomatic relations (1978-2023). ), Vietnam and UAE celebrate 30 years of establishing diplomatic relations (1993-2023). This is also the time when Vietnam and these two countries are making efforts to further strengthen bilateral relations and maximize existing potential. Türkiye is currently the largest direct investor in Vietnam in the Middle East region, with a total registered capital of about 1 billion USD. Meanwhile, the UAE is Vietnam's largest trade partner in this region with two-way trade turnover in 2022 estimated at 8,7 billion USD.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has had a dense program of activities, conducting more than 20 activities in Turkey and 30 activities in the UAE with substantive content and rich forms, achieving very good results. specifically in both bilateral and multilateral frameworks. Ministries, branches and localities also implemented dozens of important activities with partners in the two countries.
For Türkiye, this visit by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is a breakthrough in relations between the two countries. The Prime Minister had talks and meetings with top-level leaders, including the President, Vice President and Chairman of the National Assembly, and received ministers in charge of economy, finance and industry. , technology and president of large Turkish corporations and businesses. The Prime Minister and Turkish leaders have agreed on many important measures to improve the effectiveness of cooperation between the two countries, including promoting the early opening of the Turkish Consulate General in the city. Ho Chi Minh City, opening the door for key export products and agricultural products of each country, aiming to soon bring bilateral trade turnover to 4-5 billion USD in the near future.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: TTXVN
In particular, senior leaders of the two countries discussed for the first time the possibility of upgrading relations to a new partnership framework, creating conditions to bring the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Turkey to a new level. in depth and effectiveness, including moving towards starting negotiations on a free trade agreement between the two countries. This is a strong breakthrough in the cooperation mechanism, demonstrating the determination of the leaders of both sides to consolidate and strengthen the relationship between the two countries.
Another special thing about the Prime Minister's official visit to Turkey is that for the first time, the two sides issued a Joint Declaration setting out major and important directions, as well as identifying specific areas for improvement. Expand cooperation, aiming to upgrade relations to new heights in the near future.
In the UAE, following the meeting with the President of the UAE on the occasion of the ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in October 10, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with the Prime Minister and Vice President. , Crown Prince of the Emirate of Dubai, received UAE Minister of Human Resources, Director of Abu Dhabi Energy Authority... UAE leaders affirmed their desire to promote friendly relations and multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam, especially in the fields of trade, investment, science-technology, and human resource development. The two sides agreed on a number of specific measures to further promote the effectiveness of cooperation such as accelerating negotiations and soon signing the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), soon increasing trade turnover to 2023 billion. USD in the coming years; as well as supporting Vietnam to develop the Halal industry, promoting cooperation in green growth, digital transformation, innovation, building financial, logistics, and sports centers...
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets UAE Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Photo: TTXVN
The Prime Minister received many leaders of leading corporations and investment funds from Turkey and the UAE, attended and spoke at business forums organized with the participation of nearly 200 businesses in each country. water. During the exchange, Turkish and UAE businesses highly appreciated Vietnam's potential for cooperation and policies to attract investment and business, affirming their desire for long-term commitment and expanding investment activities. doing business in Vietnam.
Within the framework of the visit, Vietnamese ministries, branches, localities and businesses signed 31 important cooperation agreements with UAE, Turkish and international partners in the fields of security and agriculture. industry, civil aviation, human resources, digital transformation, seaports..., contributing to perfecting the legal framework for future cooperation.
Vietnamese ministries, branches, localities and businesses have signed 31 important cooperation agreements with UAE, Turkish and international partners.
Reporter: Could you please give us your partners' assessment of Vietnam's participation and contribution?
Deputy Minister Do Hung Viet: Vietnam's messages, determination and strong actions are welcomed and highly appreciated by the international community. Regarding the global issue of climate change, Vietnam reaffirms its efforts to join hands with the international community in responding to climate change. We not only express our commitments through words but also take very specific actions to implement those commitments. Within the framework of COP28, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has made: speech very important at various forums, in which the main message sent to the international community is to turn commitments from previous conferences into concrete actions. The Prime Minister also shared about the things Vietnam has done to show that Vietnam is truly determined, implementing drastic and effective actions; At the same time, he emphasized the need for developed countries to support developing countries in finance, technology, human resource training and management capabilities to have an effective and sustainable green transition process. do not have to sacrifice economic growth for this process.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh spoke at the Group of 77 and China Summit on climate change. Photo: TTXVN
At the meetings, partners highly appreciated Vietnam's socio-economic development achievements, showing respect for Vietnam's position, role and active voice in international cooperation to solve problems. solve the climate crisis. Countries also highly appreciate Vietnam's commitment and "say-do" spirit. Vietnam is repeatedly mentioned as a successful model that needs to be replicated in responding to climate change. Many countries affirmed that they would support and accompany Vietnam in energy transition and improve adaptive capacity, thereby contributing to promoting green growth efforts of Vietnam in particular and of the international community in general. .
Regarding the global issue of climate change, Vietnam reaffirms its efforts to join hands with the international community in responding to climate change. We not only express our commitments through words but also take very specific actions to implement those commitments.
Deputy Minister Do Hung Viet
At bilateral meetings, senior leaders of Türkiye and the UAE highly appreciated the visit and the practical and effective activities of the Prime Minister and the Vietnamese Delegation; affirmed that he considers Vietnam a leading partner, holding a particularly important position in ASEAN and wishes to promote friendly relations and multi-faceted cooperation with Vietnam in all fields, especially trade, investment, science-technology, aviation, human resource development...
For partners in the Middle East region, the Prime Minister's two visits to this region within two months sends a message about Vietnam's interest and priority in developing relations with partners. This is full of potential. The Middle East is both a market that can expand economic cooperation and export of Vietnamese goods, and a source of attracting huge investment capital from large corporations and investment funds. Proactively strengthening relations with countries in the Middle East has practical significance in opening new markets, attracting investment and new resources to serve Vietnam's development in the coming time.
Reporter: Thank you very much, Minister!
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