On the morning of November 20 (Hanoi time), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife concluded their trip to attend the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and continued their official visit to the Dominican Republic.
Previously, on November 19 (local time), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the 2024 G20 Summit continued with a Discussion Session on Sustainable Development and Energy Transition chaired by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, this year's G20 Chair. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and delivered a speech at the Discussion Session.
In his speech, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reaffirmed Vietnam's consistent policy on sustainable development and its commitment not to sacrifice social security, progress, social justice and environmental protection to pursue economic growth alone, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Quoting the famous proverb: “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from future generations”, the Prime Minister emphasized that every action we take today will determine the fate of future generations.
With that viewpoint, Vietnam pledges to make every effort together with other countries, partners, and the international community to strive to achieve the goal of net zero emissions before 2050, contributing to the development of a green, clean, beautiful, and sustainable world, for the future of future generations.
To contribute to putting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals back on track, accelerating and reaching the finish line on time, the Prime Minister shared with the Conference three proposals:
The first is to focus on promoting three key transformations: digital, green, and energy. Digital transformation is an objective requirement and foundation; green transformation is the center and guiding direction; energy transformation is the driving force for sustainable development and carbon emission reduction.
The Prime Minister suggested that the G20 take the lead in connecting resources and sharing experiences. He also emphasized the importance of transferring technology, providing financial support, and enhancing capacity for developing countries. Additionally, he proposed creating an open ecosystem for science, technology, and innovation, founded on the principle of not politicizing these areas.
The Prime Minister's second proposal is to focus on promoting investment in people with a consistent viewpoint of taking people as the center, the subject, the goal, the driving force and the most important resource of development; at the same time, focusing on progress, equity, social security and environmental protection.
Finally, the Prime Minister called for promoting innovative financial cooperation models and effective investment, especially public-private partnership, to unlock, mobilize and effectively use all resources for sustainable development and energy transition.
On this occasion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also informed the conference that Vietnam will host the Partnership for Green Growth and the Global Goals (P4G) Summit in April 2025.
The 2024 G20 Summit was a great success, concluding Brazil's Presidency with a highlight of promoting the G20 agenda to continue focusing on issues of common concern to Southern Hemisphere countries today.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's participation and responsible contribution at the Conference were highly appreciated by G20 countries and guests, demonstrating Vietnam's growing stature, role, prestige and international position in addressing global challenges.
