Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to attend 2025 UN Ocean Conference
VGP – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is set to attend 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France at the invitation of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and French President Emmanuel Macron, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Monday.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh
The overarching theme of the Conference is "Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean".
The Conference aims to support further and urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development and identify further ways and means to support the implementation of SDG 14.
It will build on existing instruments to form successful partnerships towards the swift conclusion and effective implementation of ongoing processes that contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of the ocean.
The Conference will involve all relevant stakeholders, bringing together Governments, the United Nations system, intergovernmental organizations, international financial institutions, other interested international bodies, non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector, philanthropic organizations, Indigenous Peoples and local communities and other actors to assess challenges and opportunities relating to, as well as actions taken towards, the implementation of Goal 14.
France is the first leg of Pham's Europe tour from June 5-14 that will also take him to Estonia and Sweden./.