Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy,Permanent Representative of Vietnam tothe UN, made the statement in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency’sreporters about Vietnam's plans at the UN from now until the end of the year.
Thenext three months will be full of challenges and new problems, so Vietnam needsto continue to strive to make its voice heard, he said.
Thecountry will even have to be more responsible and contribute more practicalcontributions in the next three months, Quy said in the context that there areonly three months left until Vietnam completes its term as a non-permanentmember of the UNSC for the 2020-2021 term.
Regardingthe participation as well as the message of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc at thehigh-level general debate of the UN General Assembly, the ambassador said that theState leader’s presence made a very special impression. The theme throughoutall four discussion sessions attended by the President was the image of aVietnam with strong aspirations, wishing to contribute more responsibly to regionaland global affairs. This was the reason why countries highly appreciatedVietnam, expecting the country to contribute not only in terms of policy and understandingbut also resources to the regional and global affairs.
Accordingto the diplomat, the fact that the 76th session of the United Nations GeneralAssembly was held in both face-to-face and online forms for the first time in75 years of its history has reflected the UN’s flexibility and adaptability amidcomplicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Themain message that countries focused on at the high-level general debate and76th session of the UN General Assembly was to strive for post-pandemic recovery,improve resilience to recover from the pandemic in asustainable manner, meet the requirements of the planet, respect the people, andgive new lease of life to the UN, he concluded./.