Wide impact in local Lao media, regarding the G77 and China Summit in Havana
Vientiane September 2023. Very wide diffusion by the local media of the digital and printed press, radio and national television, the participation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in the G77 and China Summit on September 15 and 16 . This was reflected in more than a dozen articles published in both the Lao language and foreign languages that alluded to the participation of President Thongloun Sisoulith, who led the Asian country's delegation, and illustrated the significance of the event and his ability to articulate actions in favor of of developing countries.
At various times the media and the Lao Foreign Ministry highlighted the interventions of the Cuban president pro tempore Miguel Díaz Canel and the Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, who highlighted the role of science, technology and innovation as one of the keys to finding the main problems and investigating ways to solve current challenges, which have delayed the world's development and the achievement of the sustainable development goals in 2030; They also highlighted the important role of the Group of 77 and China in international promotion. cooperation for the development and protection of the legitimate interests of developing countries at the regional and international level.
On the other hand, the intervention of Thongloun Sisoulith was highlighted, who expressed his congratulations to the government and people of Cuba as president of the Group of 77 and to China as the host country of the meeting, in addition to evaluating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for development medium term, and appreciate that developing countries have fallen into a state of economic recession, with slow progress and a tendency not to achieve sustainable development goals. The Lao leader called for finding new ways and methods to restore socioeconomic conditions affected by various crises. He noted the imperative to continue to strengthen ourselves by using innovation and modern information technology to drive transformation aimed at making the implementation of the international development agenda, including the sustainable development goals, advance and achieve the expected results.
At the same time, the information given by the senior leader to those present was noted, regarding the importance that the government of the Lao PDR has given to the role of science, technology and innovation to solve various challenges and promote the development of the country. , in line with the direction of green growth and the digital economy. At the same time, Laos established a vision and strategy for the development of the digital economy and has cooperated with international organizations and several countries in the region to share lessons and transfer technology, including within the framework of South-South cooperation, ASEAN and others.
Sisoulith also emphasized the need for support and cooperation in the development of science, technology and innovation, as well as in the development of infrastructure and human resources in these sectors, as well as strengthening South-South and tripartite cooperation to share lessons. , transfer techniques and technologies appropriate to the conditions of each country, and promote investment in research and development of science, technology and innovation aimed at promoting sustainable development within each country.
He expressed the need to promote strength and help encourage each other among developing countries to research, develop and use science, technology and innovation to make it a driving force for sustainable development in a more formal way. Furthermore, He also voiced concern about the increasing trend in the application of unilateral and coercive measures, which is a factor destroying the multilateral trading system, while developing countries still need to maintain special rights and practices in trade. to promote its development. For this reason, he reaffirmed that the Lao People's Democratic Republic continues to demand the immediate end of the economic embargo against the Republic of Cuba and believes that the embargo will only cause harm and negative effects on innocent peoples and will create more divisions between nations.
Important was the Lao PDR's decisive commitment to increasing unity and cooperation with members of the Group of 77 and China, as well as all countries in the world, to resolve related challenges and strive to achieve sustainable development goals.
These approaches, the approval of the final declaration and the speech of the Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero, of the closing session were similarly replicated in the media with a favorable balance in line with the Summit results.
Embassy of Cuba