In Vietnam, aquaculture is highly developed, and related practices can be further improved, for example, by reducing the use of antibiotics, minimising pollution and waste discharge into the sea, including wastewater containing microplastics and other pollutants.

Vietnam wishes to bolster friendship and cooperation with Pacific island countries, including the Solomon Islands

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Iraqi President, Abdul Latif Rashid, co-chaired the Deltas of the World Summit in Nice, France on June 9, held alongside the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3).

Deltas cover just 0.65% of the Earth’s land but support 4.5% of its population and produce 6% of global food output.

PM Pham Minh Chinh called on Greece to support the European Parliament’s early ratification of the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) and to advocate the European Commission’s removal of its “yellow card” warning on Vietnamese seafood.

The Vietnamese and Chinese leaders pledged to promote the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership their countries in line with the six major orientations, maintain regular high-level exchanges, and strongly boost economic, trade, and investment cooperation.

PM Chinh is set to deliver two keynote speeches representing ASEAN and Vietnam at the plenary session of the third United Nations Ocean Conference.