On September 24, at the United Nations (UN) headquarters, New York, USA, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh delivered an important speech at the High-Level General Discussion session of the 77th UN General Assembly.
According to Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh, the world is at a “turning point of history” when confrontations, conflicts and violations of international law continue to increase, reflecting competition. between great powers and unilateralism.
In addition, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and many other non-traditional security challenges are threatening the survival of humanity, and pushing back efforts to implement the Sustainable Development Goals. (SDG).
In that context, the international community needs to make radical changes in thinking, reshape its approach to global issues, in which it is necessary to put people at the center of all development efforts.
Vietnam’s experiences over the past decades show that international solidarity and cooperation is an important “key” to this process.
From there, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh suggested that it is necessary to eliminate the tendency of confrontation and “win-lose” thinking, and instead need to promote multilateralism and international cooperation in an open and inclusive manner. , fair and mutually beneficial.
“It is necessary to uphold international law and respect the UN Charter, especially respect for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries, and settle disputes by peaceful means; at the same time, it is necessary to build building strong and effective multilateral institutions, with the central role of the UN, promoting global partnerships, including the important role of regional organizations, to respond to challenges general,” emphasized the Deputy Prime Minister.
Regarding the regional situation, the Deputy Prime Minister assessed that Southeast Asian countries are making efforts to build a strong and united ASEAN Community, playing a central role in the regional security structure and promoting cooperation with partners. work.
The Deputy Prime Minister highly appreciated ASEAN’s efforts to find comprehensive solutions to problems in the region, including the situation of Myanmar; stressed the need to maintain peace, stability, security and maritime safety in the East Sea and called on all parties to settle disputes by peaceful means, respecting legal and diplomatic processes, in line with international law, the UN Charter and the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention.
In the context of the 45th anniversary of Vietnam’s participation in the United Nations, the Deputy Prime Minister affirmed that the UN has always been a friend and reliable partner of the Government and people of Vietnam since the most difficult periods in the country’s reconstruction after. war, the renewal of the country, to the recent fight against Covid-19.
Recalling the words of the President of the 32nd UN General Assembly, “Vietnam’s accession to the United Nations is an important step in strengthening peace and security in the world”, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh said, That assessment is still valid, reflected in Vietnam’s efforts in maintaining international peace and security, increasing participation in UN peacekeeping operations, promoting a balanced approach and building jointly seek long-term solutions to international problems, for the common benefit of all member states.
“Vietnam has always promoted mutual understanding and respect, cooperation and dialogue at the UN Human Rights Council and looks forward to receiving support from other countries for Vietnam’s candidacy for the position of Council member. Human rights for the term 2023-2025”, said the Deputy Prime Minister.
The high-level joint discussion session of the United Nations General Assembly was held from September 20-26 with the theme “The turning point: Transforming solutions to intertwined challenges” receiving great attention from the community. international.
The high-level week was attended by more than 150 heads of state and government and many ministers of UN member states, UN General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and representatives of organizations international and regional, other specialized agencies.
Many major issues, attracting the attention of the international community, were discussed, including the situation in Ukraine, the impact of climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic and many traditional security challenges. traditional and non-traditional.
At the invitation of World Economic Forum (WEF) President Borge Brende, on the morning of September 23, in New York, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh attended and spoke as a special guest at the Conference on Sustainable Development Impacts (SDI) organized by WEF on the occasion of the 77th UN General Assembly High-Level Week.
At the discussion session “Promoting inclusive trade”, Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh emphasized the message that international trade not only serves the goal of pure economic growth but also needs to ensure the integrity of the economy. environmental sustainability and inclusive benefits for all.
From the perspective of an economy with more than 200% openness, having joined a network of 15 bilateral and multilateral FTAs, including new generation FTAs with high standards on labor and environment, Deputy Prime Minister Standing Pham Binh Minh affirmed that the important lesson that Vietnam has learned is not to “sacrifice” progress, social justice and the environment to pursue economic growth alone.
Vietnam has developed the Import-Export Strategy to 2030 with the view that import-export development must be based on the harmony between short-term and long-term goals, between opportunities to participate and enjoy the fruits of people. people; link fair trade with environmental protection, biodiversity and climate change adaptation and effectively exploit opportunities and limit the impact of challenges in implementing commitments to international economic integration , deeply involved in the global supply chain.