Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Nice during their attendance of the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3). — VNA/VNS Photo

NICE — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính had a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Nice, France, on June 9 (local time) during their attendance of the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3).

The UN Secretary-General affirmed that meetings with Vietnamese leaders, including PM Chính, at international conferences have become a tradition in the partnership between UN and Việt Nam.

PM Chính congratulated the UN on the successful organisation of the UNOC3, and highly valued the role of the Secretary-General and UN agencies in promoting sustainable development and maritime cooperation. He expressed his thanks to the United Nations for supporting Việt Nam's Đổi mới (Renewal) policy and development over the past nearly 40 years.

He affirmed that Việt Nam values and supports the UN’s central role in global governance, while stressing that the country will continue to support multilateralism and international law, contribute to global efforts to promote dialogue and cooperation, and reform the United Nations in an effective manner.

He proposed the UN’s continue to support Việt Nam in promoting marine economic development, and improving natural disaster resilience and response, climate change adaptation and implementing energy transition.

The UN Secretary-General congratulated Việt Nam on its socio-economic achievements, and described Việt Nam as a model of peace and sustainable development, contributing to raising the voice and role of developing countries.

He said he hopes for close coordination with Việt Nam to implement the important results achieved at this conference, thus contributing to peace, stability, inclusive and sustainable development in the world.

Guterres agreed Chính's comprehensive, people-centred approach in addressing emerging global issues.

The two leaders also agreed to further strengthen ASEAN-UN relations, promote ASEAN's bridging role in promoting dialogue and cooperation in the context of complex developments in the region and world with many emerging contradictions and conflicts.

The Vietnamese PM took the occasion to thank the United Nations Secretary-General for accepting the invitation to visit Việt Nam and co-chair the signing ceremony of the UN anti-cybercrime convention in Hà Nội in this October. — VNA/VNS