Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son receives UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Al Khalidi (Photo: VOV)

Presented her letter of credentials to Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi on Wednesday, the country representative pledged close cooperation to successfully implement UNDP’s Country Program document and the UN’s cooperation framework for Vietnam in the 2022-2026 period, which covers the support for small- and medium-sized businesses, climate change response, and digital technology application in health care and education.

Minister Son suggested that the UN body continue to offer its support in terms of resources, policy advice, and experience sharing to Vietnam to implement its industrialization and modernization, and the 2021-2030 socio-economic development strategy.

He also proposed further assistance for Vietnam to implement commitments on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions reduction, and negotiate the establishment of a just energy transition partnership (JETP), focusing on completing the legal framework, access to finance and technology, and improving governance capacity.

The minister suggested that UNDP support Vietnam in digital transformation and overcoming the consequences of landmines, and facilitate more Vietnamese officials to work at the UN agency.