UN hails Vietnam's completion of JETP Agreement
VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations on December 21 met with Selwin Hart Special Adviser and Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Action at the United Nations.
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang asked Hart to convey the thanks of the Vietnamese Government to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN for actively supporting Vietnam in establishing a Just Energy Transition Partnership Agreement (JETP)
with international partners as well as in the process of implementing Vietnam's commitments at the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26).
The Ambassador said that the establishment of the agreement is the first step and wished that the UN would continue to accompany Vietnam in developing a resource mobilization plan to fully implement the agreement.
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang also affirmed Vietnam’s readiness to become involved in preparation for the Climate Action Summit proposed by UN Secretary General Guterres in 2023 to continue contributing to the joint effort on climate action.
UN Assistant Secretary-General Selwin Hart, said that UN Secretary-General Guterres was delighted with Vietnam's completion of the JETP Agreement, showing the nation’s seriousness in realizing its commitments on climate change response.
He affirmed that the UN will continue to closely coordinate with Vietnam and international partners in the implementation of the agreement.
He affirmed that the UN will continue to closely coordinate with Vietnam and international partners in the process of carrying out the agreement.
Vietnam is playing an important role in the global effort to respond to climate change, the UN official said, while expressing its hope that Vietnam will continue to share experience and successful lessons on energy transition.