Việt Nam calls for the promotion of multilateralism at Voice of Global South Summit

HÀ NỘI — President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc called for the Global South to have a common voice and make substantive contributions to promoting multilateralism at the two-day virtual Voice of Global South Summit on Thursday. As a member of several free trade agreements, Việt Nam is ready to participate in building resilient and sustainable global supply chains, he said. In his remarks at the event, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: “Most of the global challenges have not been created by the Global South. The search for solutions also does not factor in our role or our voice.”India’s PM said, if the global south works together, it can set the global agenda, The Hindu newspaper reported. India is hosting the summit which envisages bringing together countries of the Global South and sharing their perspectives and priorities on a common platform across a whole range of issues.