PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other delegates at the working session.
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The Vietnamese leader stressed that Vietnam appreciates the “Partnership for Quality Infrastructure in Asia” and the “Japan-Mekong Connectivity” initiatives launched by Japan, and welcomes the support provided by other G7 member countries, including the US and the Friends of the Lower Mekong (FLM) for sustainable development in the Mekong River basin through a new initiative on the Sustainable Infrastructure Programme (SIP).
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called for G7 countries and multilateral organisations continue to assist Vietnam and other Mekong nations in managing and protecting water resource, and improving their capacity to adapt to climate change and prevent drought and saltwater intrusion.
The Vietnamese Prime Minister reiterated Vietnam’s commitment to join hands in realising the Paris Agreement which was reached at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-21).
He also applauded Japan’s new initiatives in major areas like ensuring peace, stability and development in the Middle East, health care and gender equality.
The Prime Minister highlighted that prosperity and sustainable development in Vietnam, Asia and the world may be ensured only in a peaceful and stable international environment.
The leader underlined increasingly complex challenges to regional peace and security, firstly maritime and aviation security, safety and freedom in the East Sea.
Unilateral activities that go against international law and regional agreements such as the large-scale reclamation of man-made islands, changing the status quo, and scaling up militarisation are seriously threatening regional peace and stability, he said.
The situation requires concerned parties to show restraint and address disputes by peaceful measures in accordance with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), enhance trust-building measures and preventive diplomacy and work towards the early formulation of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC), PM Phuc added.
Together with ASEAN nations, Vietnam welcomes the G7 nations to raise their voices in support of efforts to guarantee maritime and overflight security and freedom, as well as the peaceful settlement of disputes on the basis of international law and regional agreements.
PM Phuc called on the group and the international community to make further responsible contributions to consolidating a peaceful and sustainable environment in Asia-Pacific and the world at large.
The expanded G7 summit saw the participation of leaders from G7 members – Japan, the US, the UK, France, Germany, Canada and Italy – along with representatives from the EU, and invited guests, including leaders from Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea and international organisations such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank.
The expanded G7 event includes two sessions focusing on high-quality infrastructure, regional security, women’s rights, health care, the 2030 Agenda and sustainable development goals, and cooperation with Africa.
