While receiving Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Peter Lysholt Hansen in Hanoi on November 30, PM Dung said Vietnam is committed to solutions to cope with climate change and sea surges.

The PM emphasised the importance of political commitments made by developed countries to cut green house gases and to assist underdeveloped and developing countries to address climate change issues and support the transfer of new technologies.

He proposed establishing a global coordinating organisation to boost the implementation of pledges to be made at the conference.

He thanked the Danish government for providing assistance to Vietnam’s programme in response to climate change. He called on the Danish government to support Vietnam in its discussion at the conference as well as in developing projects on medical waste treatment and wind energy use.

For his part, ambassador Hansen said that developed countries have demonstrated their commitments to cut green house gases and assist developing countries to cope with climate change. He confirmed that Denmark will continue to provide assistance to help Vietnam address issues related to climate change and sea surges.