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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (center) meets with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay on June 9.__Photo: VNA |
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called upon UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay to continue supporting Vietnam's heritage applications in their meeting on the sidelines of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) in Nice, France, on June 9.
The Vietnamese leader reaffirmed the Southeast Asian country's unwavering commitment to UNESCO's mission of maintaining global peace, security, and sustainable development through enhanced multilateral cooperation in education, culture, science, information, and communications.
He congratulated Azoulay on the achievements that UNESCO has obtained over the recent past and expressed his gratitude for the organization's support for Vietnam over the past five decades.
The PM also praised the comprehensive, substantive, and effective partnership between Vietnam and UNESCO over the past time.
Azoulay, for her part, commended Vietnam's active role as a member of the World Heritage Committee, underscoring the country’s increasingly important position and voice within UNESCO. She expressed her hope that Vietnam will continue its contributions to the organization.
The UNESCO Director-General also showed her desire to revisit Vietnam soon. PM Chinh extended his invitation to Azoulay to visit the country at a convenient time.- (VNA/VLLF)
