Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh speaks at the event. (Photo: VGP)Speaking at the event on September 23 (local time), Minh briefed the participants on thecountry's development journey over the past more than seven decades as well as itsoutstanding contributions since becoming the 149th member of the UN on September20, 1977.
He stressed that the similarity of important values andprinciples has created the foundation for the cooperation and partnershipbetween Vietnam and the UN. The values the UN has promoted are also the values generations of Vietnamese people have fought and sacrificed to protect - those are peace,national independence and justice, Minh stressed.
Amid international uncertainties, the Deputy PM onceagain affirmed the essential role of international solidarity andmultilateralism, with the UN at the centre. He also asserted Vietnam's strongsupport for and commitment to the UN's role in leading and coordinatingmultilateral efforts to respond to global challenges.
Delegates attend the ceremony (Photo: VGP)UN leaders and representatives of countries expressedtheir impression with the achievements of the Vietnamese people over the past77 years, from the struggle for national liberation and reunification to socio-economic development in recent years.
They welcomed Vietnam's achievements in implementing its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation anddiversification as well as its active, balanced and responsible contributionsto the common affairs of the UN and the international community./.
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