Envoy: Hanoi plays active role in UN

THE country’s leaders will present a number of important messages to the United Nations General Assembly when it meets over the next ten days.

On the eve of the event, Ambassador Danng Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission to the UN, said since officially joining the UN on Sept 20, 1977, the cooperative relations between the two sides have contributed to protecting and promoting national interests, particularly maintaining and consolidating a peaceful and secure an environment favourable for national development and international integration.

The relationship has also helped raise Vietnam’s position and image in the international arena as well as deepen relations with other countries, key partners and friends.

Quy stressed that Vietnam has proactively made substantial contributions to the UN’s operation with the UN and international community describing Vietnam as a model of success in implementing Sustainable Development Goals.

Vietnam has actively promoted the UN’s reform initiatives and it was considered among the leaders in implementing the Delivering As One initiative.

Quy said the UN has repeatedly praised Vietam as a model of the developing countries that have emerged from poverty and war remnants to gain the middle-income status.

In his congratulatory message to the Vietnam on its 75th Independence Day on Sept 2, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Vietnam has always been a strong partner of the UN.

The Vietnamese army is participating in the UN’s peacekeeping activities and Vietnam’s leading role in fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals lays a solid foundation for the country to carry out the Sustainable Development Programme 2030, he said.