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Vietnam pledges efforts to implement sustainable development

Xinhua, September 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

Vietnam has committed itself to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh Saturday.

Minh made the remarks at the annual high-level debate of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly.

"I believe that achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is within our grasp," Minh said, "we are indeed expected by our people, our children and our grandchildren to deliver on our commitments."

Reform, innovation, creativity and economic restructuring are setting countries on a prosperous path, he added.

Deputy prime minister said sustainable development requires global and regional cooperation and integration.

New advancements in science and technology are paving the way for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Minh added.

This year's high-level General Assembly debate from Sept. 20-26 has gathered over 140 world leaders here in New York on a variety of issues, ranging from sustainable development, counter terrorism, and refugee and migrant crises. Enditem