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Prime Minister recieves FAO Director-General
VGP - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Qu Dongyu in Ha Noi on February 6.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Qu Dongyu, Ha Noi, February 6, 2025 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
Pham thanked FAO for its cooperation with Viet Nam, particularly in rural and agricultural development and sustainable food system transformation.
He highly appreciated FAO's prompt aid package worth US$1.9 million, which helped Vietnamese people recover from Typhoon Yagi in September 2024.
Viet Nam will continue active engagement in global initiatives to ensure food security and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reiterated Pham.
The Southeast Asian country has contributed significantly to global food security, especially by increasing rice exports at a time when some nations restricted their rice trade due to supply chain disruptions, he added.
The Vietnamese Prime Minister called on FAO to further support Viet Nam in restructuring its agricultural sector toward higher added value, green growth, sustainability, smart development, and climate resilience, and digital transformation.
He also called for more assistance from the organization for Viet Nam's efforts to advance rural industrialization and urbanization and digital transformation.
In reply, the FAO Director-General praised Viet Nam's achievements in development, poverty reduction, improving people's living standards, and agricultural growth, notably the successful implementation of the One Commune, One Product (OCOP) program, and the export of agricultural products, especially rice and fruits.
Viet Nam is a model with valuable achievements and lessons that many countries admire and wish to learn from, said Qu, adding that FAO consistently supports Viet Nam's initiatives for sustainable and green agriculture, including the country's plan to develop one million ha of low-carbon, high-quality rice by 2030.
He suggested Viet Nam continue strengthening cooperation with FAO, particularly in successfully implementing the trilateral cooperation programs between FAO, Viet Nam, and African countries, as well as South-South collaboration, to contribute to sustainable agricultural and food system transformation around the world./.