Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed strengthening intercontinental, interregional, inter-national connectivity and global blue ocean governance to form "blue ocean growth poles" and connect global marine economic centers, in which Vietnam is ready to participate and actively contribute to developing this important network in the East Sea.
On the occasion of attending the 3rd United Nations Ocean Summit (UNOC 3) in Nice (France), at the invitation of Prince Albert II of Monaco, on June 8, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation attended the Green Economy and Finance Forum in the Principality of Monaco.
The forum was attended by many heads of state, government and foreign leaders, such as: French President Emmanuel Macron, Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Costa Rican President Chaves Robles, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr., Cabo Verde President Jose Maria Neves, and other leaders.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the Green Economy and Finance Forum in Monaco. Photo: VGP.
The Forum aims to promote the role of the blue economy in addressing current financial challenges, highlighting and promoting the essential role of sustainable investments, and breakthrough policies to protect the ocean, as well as global economic prosperity.
At the discussion session, speakers from Norway, Germany, Chile, Palau, Cabo Verde and the UN Deputy Secretary-General discussed financial strategies, policies, and initiatives to attract investment and green economic solutions, demonstrating the determination and concrete actions of governments in mobilizing capital for the protection and conservation of seas and oceans.
In his speech at the plenary session, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that for Vietnam, a country with more than 3.000 km of coastline, developing an effective and sustainable marine economy is an objective requirement, an inevitable demand, and a strategic choice to help Vietnam "go out to sea", realizing the goal of becoming a strong maritime nation and a developed, high-income country by 2045.
The Prime Minister emphasized that each country and nation, although different in political institutions, economic development level, cultural and social identity, share a common mission of "working together to preserve and protect the blue ocean for today and tomorrow" so that the ocean will forever be a living space for life and sustainable development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the Green Economy and Finance Forum. Photo: VGP.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh pointed out the paradox and warned seriously about the current status of the goals of ocean conservation and sustainable use with the lowest investment level among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, while the ocean accounts for 70% of the Earth's surface.
To address this situation, the Prime Minister proposed a comprehensive, global, all-people approach, with a view to fairness, equality, inclusiveness and sustainability, together conserving and developing the blue ocean. The Prime Minister said that it is necessary to focus resources to strengthen 3 areas:
Firstly, increase investment in research, development and application of marine science, including promoting technology transfer, research cooperation, experience sharing, and joining hands to build a global marine data system.
Second, strengthen the mobilization and effective use of resources for sustainable development of the marine economy, with the spirit of "State leadership - pioneering enterprises - people accompanying - international organizations creating and supporting", creating a blue ocean financial ecosystem, in which Vietnam is ready to pioneer in piloting this model.
Third, strengthen intercontinental, interregional, inter-national connectivity and global governance of the blue ocean, in the spirit of taking "the United Nations as the center - international law as the foundation - international cooperation as the driving force" to form "blue ocean growth poles", connecting global marine economic centers, in which Vietnam is ready to participate and actively contribute to the development of this important network in the East Sea, a strategic sea area of the world.
The Prime Minister affirmed that Vietnam is always a reliable partner, ready to accompany the global effort to protect the ocean; an active partner, ready to participate and lead in marine cooperation mechanisms and a responsible partner, ready to contribute to fair and sustainable green finance initiatives.
In his closing remarks, French President Emmanuel Macron highly appreciated the efforts of countries in protecting the ocean, including Vietnam; emphasizing that protecting the ocean is not only an environmental issue but also a political, economic, scientific and ethical issue. It is important that all countries, all entities, businesses, scientists and all people must join hands to act.
At the end of the forum, Prince Albert II of Monaco affirmed that the two-day conference witnessed clear and positive commitments from countries and sectors with specific solutions in sustainable ocean governance with appropriate tools to break the cycle of damage to the ocean such as fisheries that respect ecosystems, promote a new blue ocean economy through biotechnology, and create new values.
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