Vietnam: A model of sustainable development
Update: 01/04/2015
At the meeting to welcome the Chairman of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Saber Chowdhury on the occasion of his visit to Vietnam and to participate in the General Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union First World 132 (IPU 132) in Hanoi, the Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung emphasized that Vietnam comprehends and highly appreciates the important role of IPU, especially IPU 132 with its theme "Sustainable development goals: Turing words into action".
The Prime Minister considered that the theme is conformable with the context of 2015. The results obtained from the conference will be an important content for the General Assembly of the United Nations in developing sustainable development goals after 2015.
The chairman highly appreciated the cooperation between IPU and Vietnam and considered that Vietnam is a model to transmit to the world inspiration of sustainable development, hunger elimination and poverty alleviation, responding to climate change and disaster mitigation.
The Chairman strongly believed that IPU-132 will achieve great success and propose practical decisions to contribute to the prosperity of IPU and international community.