Vietnam is showing and spreading the message of an independent, self-determined, innovative, peace-loving country that respects international law and is also a reliable, sincere and responsible partner to the international community, emphasized the Foreign Minister.
In an article published on Tuesday to mark the 45th anniversary of this Southeast Asian nation’s admission as the 149th UN member, Thanh Son reiterated that Hanoi will continue to attach importance and strengthen cooperation with the largest international organization.
The purpose of Vietnam, he stressed, is to be a proactive, active, sincere, reliable and responsible partner, ready to contribute to strengthening the central role of the UN in the system of global governance, for sustainable peace, national independence, democracy and cooperation for development and social progress.
In another part of the text, entitled “45 years of Vietnam-UN relations: Reliable partner for peace, cooperation and development,” the diplomat recalled that cooperation with the UN has always been considered a transcendent theme in the foreign policy of the United Nations Country was considered Vietnamese party and state.
It also meant that the UN programs and projects made important contributions to Vietnam’s renewal process and international integration, especially in the development of socio-economic infrastructure, education, health, eradication of hunger and poverty alleviation, and protection of the environment.
At the most difficult moment of the Covid-19 pandemic, he stressed, Vietnam received UN support to deliver vaccines and medical equipment directly through the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Covax program, which helped this country to control it Illness.
On the other hand, the Foreign Minister said, through the tripartite cooperation model supported by the United Nations, Vietnam is actively sharing its experience of the renewal process (Doi Moi) with other developing countries.
Thanh Son also referred to his country’s initiatives and proposals on global affairs during his tenure as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in the 2008-2009 and 2020-2021 phases, as well as his participation in peacekeeping missions in South Sudan, the Central American Republic and the Abyei Territory .
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