Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son: Energy is the foundation of peace and development

At the invitation of the Government of the Russian Federation, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son led a delegation of the Vietnamese Government to visit Russia and attend the 8th "Russian Energy Week" Forum held in Moscow from October 15 to 17.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son (left) at the discussion session.

According to a VNA reporter in Moscow, on October 15, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son, along with Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Aleksandr Novak, Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Viktor Karankevich, Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Haitham Al-Ghais, Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum Mohamed Hamel and representatives of several countries ' governments co-chaired and delivered speeches at the first plenary session of the forum with the theme "Global Energy Market: Transforming Relations and Balancing Interests".

Delegates agreed that the energy sector is facing major challenges due to the complex geopolitical situation, increasing tensions in many regions leading to supply chain disruptions, and the impact on consumption markets and supply sources, with many uncertainties. However, with the world's population increasing, which could reach 10 billion by 2050, and the world economy expanding, the demand for energy will continue to increase.

In addition to applying new technologies and increasing the use of renewable energy, the demand for traditional energy sources such as oil and gas continues to increase. In this context, delegates said that diversifying supply sources and markets, ensuring sustainable, stable supply and competitive prices is the best way to protect national interests as well as the interests of the global market against the pressures of protectionism, restrictions or tariff barriers.

Speaking at the forum, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son expressed his thanks to the Government of the Russian Federation for inviting the Vietnamese delegation to attend this extremely important and meaningful event, where leaders of countries and businesses met and discussed urgent trends in the world energy industry; assessed that the world today is suffering from the impact of climate change and the depletion of natural resources, requiring the global energy industry to improve the efficiency of resource use, promote research and application of science and technology, reduce emissions in the exploitation, processing and use of traditional energy sources, and develop new green, clean, and highly efficient energy sources.

The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that energy plays a crucial role in ensuring national energy security while serving sustainable socio-economic development; energy is not just a resource or fuel but is becoming the foundation of peace, development, equity, energy of the future, energy for humanity.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son informed delegates about Vietnam's general goal by 2030, with a vision to 2045, which is to firmly ensure national energy security, provide adequate, stable, high-quality energy, reduce emissions for socio-economic development, ensure national defense and security, improve people's lives, and protect the ecological environment.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son also answered the issue that delegates were interested in, which was the Vietnamese Government's plan to expand infrastructure and improve technical capacity to receive liquefied natural gas (LNG). The implementation and expansion of LNG port infrastructure investment has been calculated and planned in sync with the progress of gas power plant projects. Accordingly, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son said that there will be about 10 - 14 LNG port clusters for corresponding gas power plants in all regions of Vietnam; Vietnamese LNG port and power investors are actively implementing, striving to put the plants into commercial operation in the period of 2028 - 2030. Vietnam welcomes investors to exchange and share experiences to improve the capacity to develop and operate LNG port infrastructure with companies from Russia and other countries in the world.

The "Russian Energy Week" Forum is an annual international event, which has been held since 2016 under the auspices of the Russian Government, to discuss the main trends of the world's fuel and energy industry, identify economic and technological solutions and strengthen international cooperation to respond to challenges and risks and promote the effective and sustainable development of the energy industry. According to the Organizing Committee, this year's Forum attracted the participation of nearly 5,000 delegates from 80 countries and territories, with more than 70 diverse events held.

On October 16, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son and the Vietnamese delegation continued to have bilateral meetings.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/pho-thu-tuong-bui-thanh-son-nang-luong-la-nen-tang-cua-hoa-binh-va-phat-trien-20251015223316405.htm