Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha: Vietnam is ready to join other countries in green transition.

On November 5, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha attended the opening ceremony of the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China and delivered a speech at the Forum "Developing Green Investment and Trade - Building a Global Ecological Civilization Together".

The opening ceremony of CIIE 6 was attended by leaders and representatives from 150 countries and territories, international organizations, and hundreds of the world's leading corporations and enterprises. This is one of the four largest annual multilateral diplomatic activities of the Chinese Government under the initiative of Chinese President Xi Jinping since 2018.

The 6th CIIE, themed "New Era, Shared Future", attracted more than 150 countries and international organizations and 3,400 enterprises to attend. The fair was held with the aim of enhancing China's role in the global supply chain, affirming China's two-way trade policy, and being ready to open its market to contribute to the recovery and growth of global trade and economy . Speaking at the Forum "Developing Green Investment and Trade - Building a Global Ecological Civilization", Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha highly appreciated the initiative to organize the 6th China International Import Expo.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha said that the greening of investment and trade needs to ensure fairness. Photo: VGP

Speaking at the forum, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha affirmed that this is a historic moment for the world to quickly innovate and transform the economy from brown to green, in which science and technology are the “vaccine” in the journey of responding to climate change and green transformation. The Deputy Prime Minister suggested that developed countries need to take the lead in inventing inventions and developing science and technology to produce green products, such as green hydrogen, storage infrastructure, transportation and production with low emissions and environmentally friendly.

The Deputy Prime Minister affirmed that Vietnam is ready to work with other countries to establish a cooperation model between developed and developing countries for green transformation. As one of the three countries implementing the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) with the developed industrial countries (G7), Vietnam promotes a mechanism to mobilize green finance. Accordingly, capital from the government plays a leading role, directing private investment sources to realize the goals of emission reduction, green transformation and sustainable development.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha introduces Chinese Premier Li Qiang and delegates at the Vietnam National Pavilion. Photo: VGP

In addition, according to the Deputy Prime Minister, the greening of investment and trade needs to ensure fairness. Countries need to act together, achieve common goals while taking into account differences in development levels, economic scale and adaptability of countries. Developed countries need to provide financial, technological and human resource support to developing countries to catch up with global green standards and norms. Assessing science and technology as the "vaccine" in the journey of responding to climate change and green transformation, the Deputy Prime Minister suggested that developed countries need to take the lead in inventing and developing science and technology to produce green products such as green hydrogen, low-emission, environmentally friendly storage, transportation and production infrastructure. After the forum, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and the Vietnamese delegation visited the exhibition area of nearly 40 Vietnamese enterprises at the Fair.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha introduces Chinese Premier Li Qiang and delegates at the Vietnam National Pavilion. Photo: VGP

On the occasion of attending the 6th CIIE, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received Mr. Pascal Soriot, General Director of AstraZeneca Group, and Mr. Dao Long Trung, founder and Chairman of Jiangsu Runergy New Energy Group.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and Mr. Pascal Soriot, General Director of AstraZeneca Group. Photo: VGP

At the meeting with Mr. Pascal Soriot, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha affirmed that the Vietnamese Government is always ready to create conditions for AstraZeneca to successfully implement projects in Vietnam in the fields of healthcare, pharmaceuticals, healthcare ecosystem and sustainable development.

For his part, Mr. Pascal Soriot shared that, along with investment, research and technology transfer projects in the fields of vaccines and pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca Group has participated in many cooperation programs to develop sustainably and increase access to health care in Vietnam.

AstraZeneca leaders also wish to consult and support Vietnam in building a carbon credit market.

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