Vietnam always consider sustainable development

New York (VNA) – Vietnam , like all other countries in the world, always
consider sustainable development one of the top priorities, said State President
Nguyen Minh Triet.

The Vietnamese State leader made the statement at a round-table discussion
entitled “Accelerating Sustainable Development”, one of the six talks at the
UN Summit on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in New York on September 21
(local time).

Sharing concern with the international community on climate change situation,
including changes in water resources, President Triet suggested countries and
international organisations have strategies to ensure the reasonable, effective
and sustainable use of water resources because this is one of the vital issues
for social security and the stability of each region.

“ Vietnam shares Mekong river water with many other countries, therefore it
will coordinate with regional countries to exploit and use the resource in a
rational way for the benefits of the people and the sustainable development of
the countries,” he stated.

According to Triet, economic development not only means macroeconomic stability
and high economic growth but also ensuring economic security and improvement of
growth quality, including investment efficiency.

At the national scale, economic development should be combined harmoniously with
implementing social equality, poverty reduction, energy-saving and
environmentally-friendly production and consumption as well as actively
preventing natural disasters and coping with climate change, he stressed.

On the global scale, to ensure sustainable development, the international
community should reshuffle the international financial and economic system which
has exposed many shortcomings, resulting the economic-financial crisis that is
affecting countries throughout the world, Triet said.

He also urged the international community to urgently address food and energy
security issues, strive for economic recovery and increase assistance in order to
minimise the impacts of the crisis on developing countries, as well as conclude
international negotiations on trade and climate change.

The Vietnamese leader called on countries to expand cooperation, strive for
peace, effectively implement commitments and action progrmames for sustainable
development for the common interests of all nations as well as for the better
life of future generations.

Over the past ten years, Vietnam, with its relatively high economic growth,
effective socio-economic policies and concerted efforts, has recorded numerous
achievements and been recognised by the UN and the international community as a
successful and leading country in implementing the MDGs in the Asia-Pacific
region.

According to the latest report of the UN Economic and Social Committee for
Asia-Pacific (ESCAP), Vietnam has fulfilled 90 percent of MDGs, taking the lead
in Southeast Asia .

The country attained an annual GDP growth rate of 7.2 percent during the
2000-2010 period and its per-capita GDP is expected to reach some 1,200 USD in
2010, tripling the figure of ten years ago.

With these achievements, Vietnam has shifted from the group of the poorest
countries to the group of lower middle-income countries.

Together with economic development, the country has paid special attention and
prioritised all resources for poverty reduction and social development.-Enditem




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