Int’l community appreciates ASEAN’s role, ASEAN-UN cooperation
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, said on November 23 that the international community highly values the role of ASEAN as well as the cooperation between the bloc and the UN.
New York (VNA) - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the PermanentMission of Vietnam to the United Nations, said on November 23 that theinternational community highly values the role of ASEAN as well as the cooperationbetween the bloc and the UN.
Talking to the Vietnam News Agency, Quy said that a resolutionon ASEAN-UN Cooperation was approved at the 75th UN General Assemblyearlier the same day with three records: the shortest discussion time, theshortest canvass time, and the largest number of co-sponsor countries comparedto other resolutions on ASEAN-UN cooperation.
The newly-adopted document is of great significance as theapproval of the resolution as well as the ASEAN-UN Plan of Action for 2021-2025creates a firm foundation for other resolutions after 2023-2025 and creates apremise for both sides to implement the millennium goals in 2030.
According to Quy, the resolution contains updates oncooperation outcomes between the UN and ASEAN over the past two years, especiallyin 2020 when Vietnam plays the role of the ASEAN Chair.
With its role, Vietnam, on behalf of ASEAN, drafted andnegotiated the content of the resolution./.
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Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy (Source: VNA)
