Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva (Photo: MOFA)Geneva (VNA) – Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to theUN, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations inGeneva held a ceremony on August 19 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the AugustRevolution (August 19).
Speaking at the event, Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head ofthe mission, recalled the great event in the Vietnamese history that gave birthto an independent country and left numerous lessons on national constructionand protection for next generations.
She said from the victory, the country has been working hardto thrive, achieving significant outcomes in all fields such as politics,socio-economy, culture, security, defence, external affairs, and Partybuilding, among others.
Mai noted that Vietnam has been pursuing a foreign policy ofindependence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development,multilateralisation and diversification of relations, and active internationalintegration and cooperation on the basis of respect for other countries’independence and territorial sovereignty, non-interference in each other’sinternal affairs and compliance with the UN Charter and other internationaltreaties of which Vietnam is a member.
The ambassador noted that Vietnam has so far establisheddiplomatic relations with 189 countries and is a member of many regional andinternational economic cooperation organisations.
Mai also took the occasion to highlight the fact thatVietnam has been elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council forthe 2008-2009 and 2020-2021 tenures.
This year, the country is holding the rotating Chairmanship ofthe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), she said.
At the ceremony, a documentary about the historical periodwas screened./.
VNA
