Prime Minister meets with UN Under-Secretary-Generals in Hanoi
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received three United Nations Under-Secretary-Generals in Hanoi on March 7, saying that Vietnam attaches special importance to relations with the UN.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (third, right) and the UN Under-Secretary-Generals Gyan Chandra Acharya (second left), Shamshad Akhta (third, left), and Wu Hongbo (second, right) pose for a photo (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucreceived three United Nations Under-Secretary-Generals in Hanoi on March 7,saying that Vietnam attaches special importance to relations with the UN.
The UN Under-Secretary-Generals at the eventwere Gyan Chandra Acharya, who is also High Representative for the LeastDeveloped Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island DevelopingStates; Shamshad Akhta, who is Executive Secretary of the UN Economic andSocial Commission for Asia and the Pacific; and Wu Hongbo, who is in charge ofeconomic and social affairs.
PM Phuc welcomed their participation in the UNhigh-level meeting for the Euro-Asia region on improving cooperation in transitand trade facilitation and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, whichis underway in Hanoi.
He said Vietnam treasures UN agencies’ preciousassistance and cooperation over the past four decades which have greatly helpedwith the country’s development.
Amid the complex international and regionalsituation, Vietnam shares the UN Secretary-General’s viewpoint on the need topromote multilateralism to cope with global challenges and resolve conflictsand disputes by peaceful means.
Vietnam wants the UN to continue playing thecentral role in keeping global peace and security and assisting countries in successfullycarrying out the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the ParisAgreement on climate change, the Vietnamese leader noted.
He stressed that Vietnam will remain an activeand responsible member of the UN by increasing its engagement in the UN’speacekeeping operations and bringing into play its membership at UN agencies.
The country supports efforts to reform the UN,including the One UN initiative, and pledges to proactively and actively takepart in common efforts of this organisation to build a world of peace andsustainable development, he added.
PM Phuc also asked the UN to help Vietnam toavoid the middle-income trap and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
For their part, the Under-Secretary-Generalssaid Vietnam is a responsible UN member which has participated in allactivities of the UN as well as the One UN initiative. The UN also highly valuesthe country’s efforts to switch to sustainable development, respond to climatechange, and realise the Millennium Development Goals.
They said Vietnam’s lessons are valuableexperiences for other countries, noting that the country has effectively combinedthe implementation of the Millennium Development Goals with its ownsocio-economic development targets.
The UN wants to continue augmenting cooperationwith Vietnam in the time ahead, they added.-VNA
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Vietnamese President Luong Cuong and Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) of Angola Carolina Cerqueira agreed to continue strengthening political trust, boost high-level delegation exchanges via all channels, including the parliamentary one, and create favourable legal conditions for bilateral cooperation.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (third, right) and the UN Under-Secretary-Generals Gyan Chandra Acharya (second left), Shamshad Akhta (third, left), and Wu Hongbo (second, right) pose for a photo (Photo: VNA) 
