In a congratulatorymessage to President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Guterres expressed his hope that Vietnamwill continue to support the UN’s role to build a more peaceful and better worldfor all.
Regarding theCOVID-19 fight, he said countries should put into place recovery policies tobuild a more equitable, sustainable and resilient society.
He also called on theinternational community to step up efforts to cope with climate change andrealise sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Belarusian PresidentAlexander Lukashenko, Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko, Chairwoman of theCouncil of the Republic of the National Assembly (upper house) NatalyaKochanova and Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assemblyof Belarus (lower house) Vladimir Andreichenko sent letters of congratulations to President Nguyen Xuan Phuc,Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
President Phuc also received greetingsfrom Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina, Mauritania President Mohamed OuldCheikh El Ghazouani, Namibian President Hage Gottfried Geingob, NicaraguaPresident Daniel Ortega Saavedra and Vice President Rosario Murillo, and CaptainsRegent of San Marino Gian Carlo Venturini and Marco Nicolini.
Director of the JointInstitute for Nuclear Research (JINR) Grigory Trubnikov and Director-General ofthe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Qu Dongyualso cabled messages of congratulations to President Phuc.
PM Chinh receivedcongratulations from his counterparts of India, NarendaModi; Singapore, Lee Hsien Long; and Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Onthis occasion, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son received greetings from his Belarusian and San Marino counterparts, Vladimir Makei and Luca Beccari./.