Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and Deputy CEO of the French Development Agency Marie Helene Loison. (Photo: VGP/Minh Khoi)

Ha lauded the idea of French President Emmanuel Macron to organize the summit to seek new public and private financial sources, contributing to promoting finance serving development and the implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs).
He proposed that the AFD continue to support and promote cooperation with Vietnam in projects in emission reduction and climate change response, particularly in coastal areas and the Mekong Delta region.

Loison said that the agency will continue to conduct research programs on climate change impacts on local socio-economic development, while supporting Vietnam in strengthening policy building and technology transfer, and providing financial assistance in green energy development, renewable energy, smart power transmission, and green fuel production.