State President Vo Van Thuong met British officials and asked London for financial and technological support to contribute to the implementation of Vietnam’s commitments at COP26.

State President Vo Van Thuong on May 5 met with Speaker of the House of Commons of the UK Lindsay Hoyle, Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives Nigel Evans, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, Defense Minister Ben Wallace and many members of the British cabinet within the framework of a public visit traveled to the country and attended the coronation of King Charles III.

At the meetings, the two sides expressed their desire to expand and deepen cooperation in areas with great potential such as security and defence, development of green economy, response to climate change, renewable energy.

President Vo Van Thuong suggested the UK actively support Vietnam in finance, technology and capacity building within the framework of the Fair Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), contributing to the implementation of Vietnam’s commitments in South at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2021 (COP26).

At COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, Vietnam stated its determination to respond to climate change, transition to a green, circular economy, demonstrated responsibility for joint efforts to protect the environment, and committed to making efforts to protect the environment force to reach “zero” net emissions by 2050.