ASEAN-43: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attends the 13th ASEAN-United Nations Summit. (Photo: Anh Son)

The 13th ASEAN-UN Summit shared vision and commitment to uphold multilateralism, rule of law, and enhance coordination in response to global challenges.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed that in the current difficult and challenging context, the ASEAN-UN Comprehensive Partnership is even more important, welcoming ASEAN to promote its role as a convergence and bridge, helping to enhance understanding and build trust among countries.

The Secretary-General affirmed that in today's multipolar world, the United Nations needs the support of multilateral institutions such as ASEAN, thereby highly appreciating ASEAN countries for sending more than 5,000 staff to participate in the United Nations' peacekeeping efforts.

Reviewing the progress of the implementation of the Action Plan for the 2021-2025 period, delegates agreed to strengthen coordination and support to improve expertise and capacity to respond to non-traditional security challenges, medical self-reliance, regional economic integration, energy transition, disaster management, environmental protection, green growth, etc.

The UN Secretary-General proposed promoting bilateral cooperation in implementing sustainable development goals, focusing on cooperation in energy transition, digital education, healthcare, employment, biodiversity conservation, disaster management, etc.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that in today's context, responding to global issues can only be successful through a global, all-people approach that promotes multilateralism, ensuring fairness and justice.

The Prime Minister expects the ASEAN-UN Comprehensive Partnership to truly become one of the leading flags in consolidating international solidarity, persistently pursuing multilateral cooperation, firmly ensuring peace and security, and promoting prosperous and sustainable development in the world.

To achieve that goal, the Prime Minister emphasized the need to actively coordinate the implementation of the Roadmap for Connecting the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development to 2030.

The Prime Minister requested the United Nations to pay special attention to and support Vietnam and the Mekong River Basin countries in managing and sustainably using water resources, improving the capacity to respond to climate change and rising sea levels, especially in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. At the same time, support Vietnam in successfully implementing the Equal Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) Agreement, and transitioning to a green economy and a circular economy.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attends the 13th ASEAN-United Nations Summit. (Photo: Anh Son)

The Prime Minister hopes that the United Nations will continue to support ASEAN's central role in the region, closely coordinate with ASEAN to promote values ​​towards peace, enhance dialogue and cooperation, build trust, and form standards of conduct between countries in the spirit of respect for the law.

Affirming that Vietnam is an active and proactive member of ASEAN and the United Nations, the Prime Minister emphasized that Vietnam will continue to make efforts with the highest responsibility, contributing to the common work of the United Nations, increasing participation in peacekeeping activities, and striving to fulfill its assigned international responsibilities, including its role as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 term, for the sustainable development and prosperity of all countries, regions and the whole world.

Discussing regional and international issues, ASEAN and its partners emphasized the importance of maintaining and ensuring a peaceful, secure and stable environment in the region, including the East Sea, which is of common concern and interest to all countries. The partners affirmed their support for ASEAN's efforts, balanced and objective approach and common stance on these issues.

Sharing the opinions of other countries, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reaffirmed the common stance on the East Sea, calling on Partners to support the full and effective implementation of the DOC Declaration, and the development of an effective, efficient, and substantive Code of Conduct (COC) in accordance with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, contributing to making the East Sea a sea of ​​peace, stability, cooperation, and sustainable development.