Vietnam's economic growth integrated with social progress, environmental protection
(VOVWORLD) - Delegates from the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) shared their experience in environmental auditing for sustainable development,during a symposium that took place on Thursday in Hanoi as part of the ongoing 14th ASOSAI Assembly.
The 7th symposium, which includes two plenary sessions and a group discussion, was co-chaired by State Auditor General Ho Duc Phoc and the heads of China and Indonesia supreme audit institutions (SAIs).
In his opening speech, State Auditor General Ho Duc Phoc said Vietnam attaches importance to environmental protection and sustainable development in its socio-economic development policies and strategies. Vietnam has focused its resources on environmental auditing to ensure the enforcement of the Government’s policies on environmental protection. Mr. Phoc said: “As the host of ASOSAI 14, the State Audit Office of Vietnam is aware of the importance of environmental auditing for sustainable development. We call on other SAIs to take action in protecting the environment. We hope that State Audit Institutions will share experience in environmental auditing and increase cooperation to conduct joint environmental auditing.”