Head of the Vietnam Permanent Mission to the UN, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy at the event (Photo: VNA)
New York (VNA) - The Vietnam Permanent Mission to the UNheld an online ceremony on September 2 to mark Vietnam’s 75th NationalDay, which attracted the participation of over 400 delegates from UN member states.
Addressing the ceremony, President of the UN GeneralAssembly Tijjani Muhammad Bande expressed his delight at the partnershipbetween Vietnam and the UN, which was set up in 1977 and has brought aboutpositive results in fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
He hailed Vietnam’s contributions to UN peacekeepingmissions and believed the country would make increasingly active contributions.
UN Under-Secretary General Atul Khare spoke highly of thecloser partnership between Vietnam and the UN and welcomed Vietnam’scontributions to promoting peace and international security.
Amid the complex developments of COVID-19, which have posedchallenges around the world, he highly valued Vietnam’s efforts in fighting thepandemic. He also thanked Vietnam for actively sharing its experience in coping withthe disease and treating infected patients.
Head of the Vietnam Permanent Mission to the UN, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy said that since regaining its independence 75 yearsago, Vietnam has always looked toward the goal of independence, freedom, and well-being.
It has strived to integrate into the regional andglobal community to become an independent, vibrant, and responsible member of the international community, as evidencedby its establishment of ties with 189 UN member countries and membership of ASEANand regional and global organisations, he said.
Ties between Vietnam and the UN have developed stronglyover past years, he went on, especially in the fulfilment of the MillennialDevelopment Goals (MDGs) and the SDGs and Vietnam’s involvement in UN peacekeepingmissions.
He thanked the UN and the international community forproviding support for Vietnam in its process of post-war reconstruction, povertyreduction, and socio-economic development.
After watching a short video on Vietnam’s 75 years ofconstruction and defence, international friends expressed their congratulationsto the Vietnamese people and lauded the country’s invaluable support to theworld’s national liberation movement. They wished that Vietnam will always livein peace and stability and will develop sustainably./.
