Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh at a meeting with Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Shawn Steil in Hanoi on August 22 (photo: qdnd.vn)

At a meeting with Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Shawn Steil in Hanoi on Tuesday, Minister Khanh expressed his hope that Ambassador Steil will continue helping promote the Vietnam-Canada cooperation in environmental and climate change issues.

The minister urged Canada to work closely with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and related agencies to help Vietnam effectively carry out the JETP, achieve the target of net zero emissions by 2050, and build the resource mobilization plan for the JETP implementation.

Speaking highly of Vietnam’s commitments at COP26 and practical actions to implement the pledges, Steil said the year 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the countries’ diplomatic relations and is also specially meaningful for them to enhance bilateral collaboration, particularly in the field of environment and climate change response.

Canada always gives priority to and assists Vietnam with the transition to a circular economy, climate change response, energy transition, and sustainable development, the diplomat noted, voicing his belief that the countries’ cooperation will be elevated to a new height, especially in climate change response and environmental governance, in the coming time.