Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Appreciating India’s initiative to host the 3rd Voice of Global South Summit and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for creating a framework for developing countries to share their voices, Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh suggested three priority areas for the countries of the Global South to have a common vision and a global mindset.
Addressing the session on An Empowered Global South for a Sustainable Future’ that was attended by nearly 20 Presidents, Prime Ministers and senior leaders of developing countries, the Prime Minister of Vietnam said that the top priority should be to promote more effectively and substantially the reform of regional and global governance institutions, focusing on reforming the United Nations to be more democratic and effective, strengthening the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at the center, and minimising trade barriers and unfair competition.
“More than ever, Southern countries need to strengthen cooperation in the spirit of solidarity and unity in diversity to seize opportunities, overcome challenges, resolve difficulties and move towards a sustainable prosperous future for all countries,” Pham Minh Chinh told the gathering of leaders.
Second, he said, was to promote the mobilization and effective use of all social resources to successfully implement the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“Countries need to promote their pioneering role in ensuring food security, environmental protection, natural disaster prevention, climate change adaptation, green economy, digital economy, and circular economy development on the basis of ensuring the principles of equal access, fairness, autonomy, and self-reliance,” said Pham Minh Chinh while calling for more practical and effective support from the international community, especially developed countries, in finance, technology, human resource training, and governance for developing countries.
