Prime Minister seeks South Korea's support for climate change adaptation
VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for Kim Sang-hyup, Co-Chairperson of the Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth of South Korea in Dalian, China, on June 25.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Co-Chairperson of the Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth of the Republic of Korea, Dalian, June 25, 2024 – Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
The event took place on the sidelines of the 15th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
The two sides were unanimous that the bilateral ties are at the best period in which political trust has been consolidated.
The two sides shared a lot of opportunities to seize, especially following the elevation of their relationship to the comprehensive strategic partnership in December 2022.
The two economies, said Prime Minister Pham, are supplementary particularly in green growth in which the two countries signed a Framework Agreement for Cooperation on Climate Change in May, 2021.
He called on South Korea to continue assistance for Viet Nam in such fields like research and development, innovation, realization of strategic goals on climate change and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
The Prime Minister suggested South Korea collaborate closely with Viet Nam to ensure the success of the 4th Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit in 2025.
In reply, Chairman Kim said that South Korea is interested in and determined to materializing the goal of carbon neutrality and green growth.
As the Co-Chairperson of the Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth, Kim reiterated that the commission pledges to back Viet Nam to successfully host the P4G summit in 2025./.