(TN&MT) - On the afternoon of October 30, in Hanoi, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Vietnam Le Cong Thanh received and worked with Ms. Caroline Beresfort, Ambassador of New Zealand to Vietnam and Ms. Anna Broadthurst, Chief Climate Change Advisor of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Deputy Minister Le Cong Thanh was delighted to welcome the new Ambassador of New Zealand to Vietnam and officials working in the field of Climate Change from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the New Zealand Embassy in Vietnam. The Deputy Minister highly appreciated the potential for cooperation between the two sides in the field of climate change as well as other fields of natural resources and environment, towards the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Discussing cooperation between the two sides, Ms. Caroline Beresfort, New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam, commented that New Zealand and Vietnam have a long-standing and extensive cooperative relationship in many fields. Recently, this relationship has been promoted to a new level, especially when Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited New Zealand last March and the two sides have had many high-level exchanges between the two countries. 2025 is a special occasion when it marks the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations, with the hope that the two countries will elevate to a comprehensive strategic partnership. In particular, New Zealand wants to work with Vietnam to learn and select priority cooperation contents, of which climate change response is considered a highlight.
Sharing more about this content, Ms. Anna Broadthurst, Chief Climate Change Advisor of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that New Zealand has issued a new Climate Change Strategy. In this strategy, New Zealand sets out five main pillars. One is to upgrade infrastructure to adapt and enhance community resilience to climate change. Two is to upgrade carbon markets and energy markets to achieve net zero. Three is to develop clean energy to ensure that people have access to clean energy at affordable prices. Four is to promote innovation in science and technology to accelerate the process of achieving net zero. Five is to deploy nature-based solutions, because New Zealand's economy depends on agriculture. Ms. Anna Broadthurst said that these five pillars of New Zealand have many similarities with Vietnam.
Agreeing with Ms. Anna Broadthurst, Deputy Minister Le Cong Thanh emphasized that Vietnam and New Zealand are both countries with long coastlines, so they are affected by many negative impacts of climate change. This situation requires each country to develop short-term and long-term plans to adapt. In Vietnam, natural disasters such as storms, floods, droughts and saltwater intrusion are occurring more frequently and with greater intensity. The Vietnamese Government is very interested in building sustainable infrastructure, focusing on building communities that are more resilient to climate change. Vietnam is also developing low-carbon agriculture. Vietnam is also developing a project to establish a carbon credit market and pilot its operation in 2025. The Deputy Minister suggested that New Zealand share its experience in this field with Vietnam.
At the meeting, Deputy Minister Le Cong Thanh and Ms. Caroline Beresfort, Ambassador of New Zealand to Vietnam, agreed that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam and the Ministry of Climate Change of New Zealand will sign a Cooperation Agreement on Climate Change. This will be one of the main documents signed in 2025 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the Strategic Partnership between the two countries, expected to be signed under the witness of the two countries' senior leaders during a high-level visit to Vietnam or New Zealand. In addition, the two sides will have cooperation activities on the sidelines of the upcoming COP29 Conference./.
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