Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked UNESCO to continue supporting Vietnam's heritage dossiers.

On the morning of June 9 local time (afternoon of the same day Hanoi time), on the occasion of attending the 3rd United Nations Ocean Summit (UNOC-3) in Nice (France), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his pleasure at meeting the Director General again; affirming that Vietnam always appreciates the role and contributions of UNESCO in maintaining peace, security and promoting sustainable development in the world through promoting multilateral cooperation ineducation , culture, science, information and communication.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay. Photo: Nhat Bac

The Prime Minister congratulated the Director-General on the achievements that UNESCO has made in recent times; thanked UNESCO for its support and cooperation for Vietnam over the past 50 years as well as the good developments in the "comprehensive, substantive and effective" partnership between Vietnam and UNESCO.

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay highly appreciated Vietnam's role as a member of the World Heritage Committee; affirmed that with its increasingly high role and position, Vietnam's voice is very important to UNESCO; and hoped that Vietnam would continue to contribute to UNESCO.

The Director General expressed her wish to visit Vietnam again. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh invited the Director General of UNESCO to visit Vietnam at an appropriate time and hoped that she would continue to support Vietnam's heritage dossiers./.

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/thu-tuong-pham-minh-chinh-de-nghi-unesco-tiep-tuc-ung-ho-cac-ho-so-di-san-cua-viet-nam-20250609205125329.htm