Paris (VNA) - Ambassador Nguyen Thi Van Anh, PermanentRepresentative of Vietnam to UNESCO, had working sessions on February 27 - 28 with Qu Xing, Deputy Director-General of UNESCO; ErnestoOttone Ramirez, Assistant Director-General for Culture atUNESCO; and Anthony Ohemeng Boamah, AssistantDirector-General for Priority Africa and External Relations.

During the meetings, the Vietnamesediplomat emphasised the importance of multilateralism and the role andcontributions by UNESCO in addressing increasing global challenges, contributing to preserving peace and security, and promoting sustainabledevelopment in the world.

She affirmed Vietnam’s consistentforeign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation, anddiversification, highlighting Vietnam's policy of considering culture, science,and education as important motivations for rapid and sustainable development.She also underscored Vietnam's efforts to fulfill its commitments under UNESCO’sconventions that Vietnam has joined.

The ambassador thanked UNESCO for its support, especiallyin implementing the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the VietnameseGovernment and the organisation in the 2021-2025 period, hoping that it will strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in the fields of culture, education,social and natural sciences, and information and communication.


She called for UNESCO’s assistance to Vietnam inbuilding new heritage dossiers, as well as in preserving and promoting UNESCO-recognisedheritage pieces.

Anh affirmed that Vietnamwill strive to implement its role and responsibilities as a member stateof UNESCO, aiming to deepen cooperation between Vietnam and UNESCO in asubstantive and effective manner, thus contributing to implementing UNESCO'sgoals as well as promoting socio-economic development of countries.

For their part, UNESCO officials thanked Vietnam for its role, participation,support, and positive, effective,and responsible contributions to UNESCO. They highly valued Vietnam's concurrent roles in various crucial positions, such as Vice Chair of UNESCO committee for the protection of culturalexpression diversity, member of the Executive Board of UNESCO, and member of the World Heritage Committee.

UNESCO officials said they are pleasedto observe the fruitful development of cooperation between Vietnam and UNESCO,considering it a model partnership that should continue to be strengthened. Theysuggested Vietnam share its experiences with other UNESCO member countries,particularly those in Africa.

The officials affirmed their commitment tocontinue boosting cooperation with Vietnam, accompanying and supporting Vietnamin implementing policies related to education, science, and culture, expressingtheir hope that Vietnam will promote international cooperation and solidarityin these fields within the framework of global governance for sustainabledevelopment./.