Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN. (Photo: VOV Reporter in the US)

The Ambassador addressed the high-level virtual meeting of the Group of Friends of Global Development Initiative (GDI), which was held in New York on Monday with the theme “Deepening Cooperation under Global Development Initiative for Accelerated Implementation of the 2030 Agenda”.

He underscored the spirit of peace, cooperation, transparency, openness, inclusiveness, equality and mutual benefit, and the respect to the principles of the UN Charter and international law, taking into account interests and cultural diversity of  member countries.

Ambassador Giang called for developed countries’ strengthened support for developing ones in science-technology, digital technology, infrastructure development, capacity improvement and financial resources.

He said the concerns and interests of the Group of Friends’ member countries should be fully considered during the negotiation and decision-making processes, adding that in order to achieve substantial outcomes, the group should consider a number of priority areas to focus on.

The Friends of Global Development Initiative was established in January 2022 at the proposal of China, with 53 members, to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development.